70 -- Mobile Responder

The Government plans to award a sole-source contract to Protelecom, LLC for the procurement of a Polycom Mobile Responder and a VSX3000 Videoconferencing CODEC, with the intention to solicit and negotiate under the authority of FAR 6.302. This contract involves the purchase of one unit each of these supplies and is associated with the Department of Defense, specifically handled by the 502nd Contracting Squadron at JBSA Lackland, Texas. While this notice is not a formal request for competitive proposals, the Government invites interested parties to express their interest and submit proposals within three days of the notice’s publication. All submissions received during this timeframe will be considered, but the Government reserves the right to proceed without competition based on the responses. The key purpose of gathering these responses is to determine whether a competitive procurement is warranted. Points of contact for this contract include Roger K Hoyt, the Contract Specialist, and Susan R Arnold, the Contracting Officer, both based at Lackland AFB. This acquisition falls under NAICS code 423430, which relates to computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers.