J--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE SERVICES TO REPAIR DAMAGED DOORS ON ELEVATORS AT VAMC MEMPHIS

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee intends to issue a sole source firm fixed priced contract to Otis Elevator Company, 10 Farm Springs Rd, Farmington, CT 06032-2577. Otis Elevator Company will provide services to include all labor and materials in order to repair damaged elevator doors located at the Memphis VA Medical Center, 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104. These repair services are needed in order to restore accessibility which will allow access, circulation, and full utilization for patients and employees throughout the VA Medical Center. This requirement will be sole sourced to Otis Elevator Company in order to maintain consistency which is imperative for measurement and accountability. Elevator maintenance services are currently on contract at the VAMC Memphis with Otis Elevator Company. In addition, Otis Elevator Company will not warranty any maintenance services carried out via an alternative elevator vendor. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1 and 13.106-1(b) (2), "soliciting from a single source." The NAICS code is 811310 and has a size standard of $7.0M for this procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit quotations no later than 8:00a.m. CST, July 8, 2014 to: contact@example.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.)