J--ANNUAL BASIC MAINTENANCE FOR NICE RECORDERS

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Gordon, Georgia is seeking to procure annual basic maintenance services for four Nice Vision Recorders used by the Directorate of Plans, Training, and Mobilization. This procurement will be conducted on a sole source basis with Nice Systems, Inc. as the only responsible source, leveraging Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13 and statutory authority. The acquisition will be treated as a commercial item under FAR Part 12, and no competitive solicitation will be issued. The government has explicitly stated that responses to this notice must provide compelling justification for competition; otherwise, the award will proceed without further notification. Responses must be submitted in writing by 4:00 p.m. EST on May 14, 2010, to the Directorate of Contracting at Fort Gordon, with no oral communications accepted. The contracting office reserves sole discretion to determine whether to pursue competition after evaluating any justifications received. The NAICS code associated with this procurement is 541511, and the contract is aligned with support services for the Department of Defense. The notice confirms that this is not a request for competitive bids but rather a formal announcement of the intent to award the contract under a sole source justification.