NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE (LOGICAL FOLLOW-ON)

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE (LOGICAL FOLLOW-ON) AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION OR PROPOSAL. The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality (OFEQ), located in Washington, D.C., intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis and award a 6-month period of performance logical follow-on task order (TO) under the General Services Administration (GSA) Building Maintenance & Operations (BMO) multiple award IDIQ to GCR-DEAN LLC (47QSHA19D000T) located at 315 Page Rd Bldg. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374-8751. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of permitting other than full and open competition, implemented by the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) FAR 16.507-6(b)(3), “The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.” The Office of Facilities and Environmental Quality (OFEQ) provide building maintenance and operations support to the Herbert C Hoover Building (HCHB) for the U.S. Department of Commerce. The 1.8 million square foot building has a mixture of critical electrical distribution systems that require maintenance for the safety and reliability of the 3,000 occupants who work in the building The objective of the logical follow-on TO is to continue the turn-key solution repair and replace the damaged electrical system within the bus duct riser serving the HVAC electrical equipment. This is NOT a solicitation for quotations, quotation abstracts, a request for competitive quotations; or request for competitive proposals; however, all responses received within 15 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Responses must clearly and thoroughly defend any claims or assertions that attempt to refute the Government’s claim. 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. Information received will normally be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Information received on this notice must eliminate the Government's concerns and address how the items can be provided without jeopardizing the on-going projects. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, a logical follow-on task order will be issued to GCR-DEAN LLC . There is no solicitation package available . Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing and emailed to [email protected].