Intent to Sole Source to eVerbatim for Court Reporter Laptop Systems

The 42nd Contracting Squadron at Maxwell AFB, AL hereby gives notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Everbatim Inc., 408 Cranes Roost Court, Annapolis, MD 21409-5748. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is, 334111 and the small business size is, 1,000 employees. As implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106(b)(1)(i), 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 (i.e. brand-name). This is not a request for competitive quote and no solicitation is available. Capability statements received by the response date of this announcement may be considered by the Government. 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. Everbatim Inc. will provide eleven (11) EclipseVOX Court Reporter laptop bundle systems. This requirement will consist of the EclipseVOX Court Reporter laptop bundle systems with all preinstalled hardware and software to include but not limited to: Hardware. - 1. Laptop With The Following Specifications: - a. Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit; - b. 3d Generation Intel Core I7 (Or Greater) Processor; - c. Solid State Drive (Ssd); - d. Minimum Of 16gb Ram; - e. Cd/Dvd Burner; And, - f. Minimum 4 Usb Ports. Software. - 1. Eclipse Vox, Computer-Aided Transcription Software With Technical Support; - 2. Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional, Version 12.5; - 3. For The Record (Ftr), Version 5; And, - 4. Ftr Player Transcription Software. Equipment - 1. Talktech Sm200 Sylencer Stenomask, Including Muffle Mit, Two (2) Per Court Reporter; - 2. Microphone/Headset Audio Splitter; - 3. Pure Audio Andrea Usb Microphone Adapter; - 4. Martel Hgm1 High-Gain Room Audio Microphone; - 5. Olympus Dm-620 Digital Voice Recorder (Or Substantially Similar); - 6. Antex Dmx-8 Usb Soundcard & Mixer Combination; - 7. Omni-Directional Microphones, Minimum Of Six (6) Per Courtroom; - 8. Stereo Headset For Audio Confidence Monitoring; And, - 9. Ftr Compatible Usb Foot Pedal. Delivery: All items for this requirement are estimated to be delivered within 30 days after the award of the contact. Firms responding to this synopsis are asked to provide the following information in their initial response: company's full name, business size, address, point of contact, and a clear indication as to whether or not they can provide the item the government is seeking. Final responses to this notice will be due on 12:00pm, Central Standard Time (CST), on 7 July 2015. As industry may expect to see portions of submitted information in future solicitations, portions of the response containing proprietary information should be clearly marked as such. Information submitted will not be returned to the respective respondents. Oral submissions of information are not acceptable and will not be accepted in response to this notice. Points of contact for this synopsis are as follows: SrA Joshua Bailey, joshua.bailey.5@us.af.mil Contract Specialist, Phone: (334)-953-1549; Fax (334) 953-3543 and MSgt Jason Compton, jason.compton.1@us.af.mil, Team Lead, Phone: 334-953-3526. Please use this contact information for any questions.