Sole source to Siemens for Joint Forces Staff College

The proposed contract action is for commercial supplies for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority for FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the government will consider all responses received within one day after the date of publication of this notice of intent. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Siemens Industry branch has sole proprietary ownership of the originally installed building management control system. Siemens provides technical service services, operator training, emergency online/phone response 24/7, emergency onsite response 24/7, perform preventative maintenance, control loop tuning, and network maintenance, and software support and updates. The government requires that only factory authorized technicians perform system modifications, maintenance, and repairs. Due to the complexity of building automation integration, the various services as referenced for this system may only be performed by Siemens Industry. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330. All responses may be emailed to Maynard Lee, LT at contact@example.gov and reference request for quote # N0018917Q0267 no later than 1600 EST on 08 September 2017.