R -- Notice of intent to solicit and award a sole source task order to Trofholz Technologies, Inc. (TTI) in accordance with FAR 8.405-2 and FAR 8.405-6(b)(4), Sole Sources Justification and Approval

The United States General Services Administration (GSA), Northern California Area Team (NCAT), 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102-3661 intends to issue a sole source task order to Trofholz Technologies (TTI), 2207 Plaza Drive, Suite 100, Rocklin, California, 95765. Authority: FSS, Schedule 70, pursuant to Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251, et seq.) and Title 40 U.S.C. 501, Services for Executive Agencies. This task order shall be issued using the ordering procedures found at FAR 8.405-2, Ordering Procedures for Services Requiring a Statement of Work and under the specific authority of 8.405-6(b)(4), Sole Sources Justification and Approval, due to an urgent and compelling need that exists and following the normal ordering procedures would result in unacceptable delays. In August of 2005, TTI was awarded a competitively solicited, evaluated and awarded a Task Order based on the terms, conditions and ordering procedures of Federal Supply Schedule 70 through the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran?s Integrated Service Network (VISN) 21, Other Government Agency (OGA) Program Office to support the Information Management and Information Management (IMIT) Help Desk requirements of California National Guard (CNG), located in Sacramento, California. This task order was awarded with a guaranteed one (1) year base period of performance and contains (4) one year (1-year) periods, which could be exercised at the discretion of the Government. On August 19, 2006 the CNG was notified that the VISN 21, OGA Program Office would no longer provide OGA services. The CNG has requested GSA to assist them in meeting their current IMIT requirements by immediately awarding a short term one (1) year and forty-five day contract. This short term contract will have a base 45 day performance period, a two (2) six (6) month option periods. Awarding this short term contract will provide the CNG a solution to meet their immediate needs and allow the CNG the ability to convert their current non Performance Based Statement of Work (PBSOW) requirements document into a PBSOW in accordance with CNG and Department of Defense policies and procedures. TTI as the current contract holder is the only known and qualified source, which can provide the required IMIT services to the Government in accordance with the current need. See Numbered Note 22. This notice is not a request for proposals and a solicitation document for this service does not exist. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the work required by this effort in writing to dave.williams@gsa.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on August 31, 2006. All responses received by August 31, 2006 will be considered in the Government's determination to continue this solicitation and subsequent award on a sole source basis or seek additional competition. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. The anticipated date of award is September 1, 2006.