Replacement Fire Panel Installation

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (OAR), GLOBAL SYSTEMS DIVISION (GSD) INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH ETG-FIRE OUT OF DENVER, CO FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF NEW FIRE PANELS AT THE DAVID SKAGGS RESEARCH CENTER BUILDING IN BOULDER, CO.

***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT ETG-FIRE IS THE ONLY GSA AUTHORIZED VENDOR TO PERFORM FIRE SUPPRESSION/MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE DAVID SKAGGS RESEARCH CENTER IN BOULDER, CO. THEY ARE ALSO GSD'S AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTED TO PERFORM REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES ON A 24/7 BASIS. THERE IS NO OTHER COMPANY THAT HAS GSA APPROVAL, SPECIFIC BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE EXPERTISE, KNOWLEDGE OF OUR COMPLEX DATA CENTERS AND TRAINING IN OUR PROPRIETARY FIRE SUPPRESSION CLEAN AGENT SYSTEMS. INSTALLATION IS TO BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1, 2018.

***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.