J--INSPECTION,SUPPORT, REPAIR OF THE METASYS ENGINEERING SYSTEM MEMPHIS, TN VA MEDICAL CENTER

The Department of Veterans Affairs, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN 37129, NCO 9 intends to negotiate a sole source contract with two optional renewal years, to Johnson Controls Inc., 6935 Appling Farms Pkwy Suite 112, Memphis, Tennessee 38133 for the maintenance service of the Pneumatic Controls and Metasys System. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811310. The contract will be awarded as firm fixed priced contract. The contractor must be able to provide all of the items listed above. The requirement is unique in Johnson Controls Inc. is the only vendor that can provide the remote support and on-site maintenance due to proprietary software in use. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. However, responses from other than the above sources may identify their interest and capabilities to perform the requirement by submitting it in writing to the Network Contracting Office 9, ATTN: Stacey McClendon, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 or Fax +1 (555) 000-0000 no later than September 25, 2014, 12:00 PM Central Standard Time. The Government will not pay for any information submitted by respondents as a result of this notice of intent.