Notice of Intent to Sole Source

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE - THIS IS A NOTICE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO ISSUE A SOLE SOURCE, FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT TO HSQ TECHNOLOGY, A CORPORATION TO PROVIDE SERVICE SUPPORT FOR THE CUSTOM DESIGNED SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) SYSTEM SERVICES. The Department of Defense (DOD), Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, (WHS/AD) intends to award a sole source contract under the statutory authority permitting Other than Full and Open Competition (10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1); and as implemented in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. WHS/AD intends to issue a follow-on contract to HSQ Technology, A Corporation in an effort entitled "Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Services." The anticipated period of performance will be for twelve (12) months. We anticipate awarding a contract to HSQ Technology, A Corporation to provide Operations and Maintenance on all associated hardware and software installed in the SCADA System as currently configured at RRMC, consisting of Servers, Work stations, Switches, Remote Terminal Units (RTU) and Field Devices at the Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC), Adams County, PA. The follow-on contract is necessary to continue current operations and maintenance service support for the SCADA System. Failure to issue a bridge contract would create an unacceptable, significant lapse in providing operations and maintenance services for a custom designed SCADA System acquired by the Government. The SCADA System manages multiple facility resource control and monitoring systems that interface with existing subsystems, such as power distributions, energy management, HVAC, escalators and elevators. To compete this requirement at this time would cost substantially more due to additional proposal preparation costs, a. This cost would not be overcome through competition. This notice of intent is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. Requests for copies of a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored or acknowledged. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement via email in Microsoft Word format with a file size less than 5MB to: Marshall D. Edwards, Contract Specialist, via EMAIL: contact@example.gov SUBJECT LINE: Response to NOI to Sole Source SCADA System Services RESPONSE DATE/TIME: NO later than 5:00 pm Eastern on Tuesday, 6 September 2016. All information submitted should support the offeror's capability to provide the services required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation indicating an offeror's bona fide capability to provide these services. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. The Government reserves the right to cancel the Sole Source Award. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services, Small Business Size Standard $27.5M annual sales.