Intent to Sole Source Requirement

This Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract is conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Commercial Items and FAR 13.106-1(b), soliciting from a single source. For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The General Services Administration, Public Building Service, Northwest/Arctic Region (R10) intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13) with Siemens Building Technologies (SBT), 1000 Deerfield Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 as the only responsible source that can provide necessary services: Building Automation System (BAS) Assessment. Based on the above information, the only organization known which can provide technically acceptable services is Siemens Building Technologies. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541330, Engineering Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of $15 Million. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. All parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit: 1) Information on the proposed services which clearly supports the requirements outlined; 2) fully explain your capabilities and qualifications by submitting a detailed capability statement within 10 calendar days from the date of this notice with all technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same services. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Submissions after the deadline will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Telephone or facsimile requests for information will not be considered. Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Ms. Nicole Noyles, Contract Specialist. Email: nicole.noyles@gsa.gov. Email statements are preferred. Statements are due no later than 4:00 P.M. EST on 7 August 2015. All Contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Registration is free and can be found online at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/