66 -- Service Agreement for Maintenance of Detection Equipment

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the Mt. Weather Emergency Operations Center in Virginia plans to negotiate a three-year sole source service agreement with Smiths Detection for the maintenance of Sabre Centurion detection equipment. Although this is not a formal request for competitive proposals, interested parties may submit responses demonstrating their capability to maintain the specified equipment, including descriptive literature and pricing, by the deadline of 3:00 PM EST on September 20, 2006. All submissions will be reviewed by the government to help determine whether competitive procurement is necessary, but the decision to proceed sole source rests solely with FEMA. The contract is titled "Service Agreement for Maintenance of Detection Equipment" and is associated with solicitation number V442119Y, posted on September 14, 2006. The contract falls under NAICS code 334519, which pertains to measurement and detection instrument manufacturing. The responsible agency is the National Continuity SECTION within the Department of Homeland Security, based in Berryville, VA. Although the place of performance is not specifically detailed, the maintenance service pertains directly to the detection equipment at the Mt. Weather Emergency Operations Center. Responses were to be submitted via email to a designated DHS contact point.