Notice of Intent to Sole Source Nurse Call System (brand name only)

Solicitation 36C25219Q0054 Notice of Intent to Sole Source reference FAR 6.302-1.
The Great Lakes Acquisition Center is procuring the following, for the Captain James A. Lovell FHCC in North Chicago, Illinois:
Upgrade to the Nurse Call System with the ASCOM Telligence system. Replacing end of life hardware and upgrading unsupported hardware / software components on the EZ-Care/Ascom nurse call system.
The Great Lakes Acquisition Center intends to award on a sole source basis i/a/w: FAR 13.106-1(b), a purchase order to SIMPLEXGRINNEL, 91 N. Mitchell Court, Addison, IL 60101-5608, as the only responsible source to provide the above items.
The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is FAR 13.106-1(b). The applicable NAICS Code is 334290 and the size standard is 750 employees.
Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation or a solicitation of offers. However, all quotes received by 10:00 AM on October 29, 2018 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement upon receipt of response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. There will be no solicitation available..