Notice of Intent to Award on a Sole Source Basis, No Quotes Required-Stationary Battery Systems Vrla (Sealed) Battery Full String Replacement

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE ORDER AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. The National Center For Advancing Transltional Sciences (NCATS), Rockville, MD intends to negotiate on a sole source basis and issue an order with TATE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, INC. under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b). Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This purchase is for Replacement of NCATS owned UPS batteries. These battery units are part of NCATS critical power infrastructure supporting NCATS operations and were determined to be defective during a scheduled preventive maintenance inspection by manufacturer-authorized and trained technicians under contract no. 75N95019P00141. Repair and replacement must be performed by the incumbent using manufacturer-authorized parts to maintain the service agreement coverage through the contact period. The new items are "direct replacement" parts / components for existing equipment. Award is subject to approval of the Sole Source Justification. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, an interested party may submit a statement of capabilities if they believe they can meet the above requirement. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and contain sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can provide the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. All responses must be received within 10 days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 10 days of this notice, an award will be made to TATE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS, INC. The NAICS Code/Size is 811219/ $22,000,000. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. There is no solicitation package available. No faxed documents will be accepted. For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact Robert McFarland via email: mcfarlar@mail.nih.gov, or Rhanda Lopez via email: rhanda.lopez@nih.gov.