70--Renewal Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) Battery System Maintenance

This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract, and is not a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole-source procurement is FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Belvoir on behalf of United States Army Signal Network Enterprise Center-Fort Belvoir (USASNEC-FB) intends to issue on a sole-source basis a firm fixed priced purchase order to Eaton Corporation,8609 Six Fords Rd, Raleigh NC 27615-2966, for the renewal of its Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) Battery System model 9315-100-160, serial numbers EW345ZBA03 and EW353ZBA01 annual maintenance agreement. The battery maintenance agreement consist of factory-certified and authorized technicians conducting preventative maintenance inspections to the batteries, inter-phases to maintain feed to the system's capacitors and power panel. A preventative maintenance inspection finding report shall be provided to the Government following the inspection. The battery system consists of two VRLA Sealed batteries, 80 batteries per sealed system model 9315-100-160, serial numbers EW345ZBA03 and EW353ZBA01. A required feature of the maintenance plan is for the contractor to provide after-hour support and an 8-hour response time. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Officer, Sharon K. Shelton, [email protected] ,via e-mail only (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will be accepted and will not receive a response).