J--Upgrade Advanced Utility Metering 648-19-140

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order with Schneider Electric. The procurement is for upgrading the existing ION Enterprise (IONE) version 6 to Power Monitoring Expert (PME) version 9 software as well as PME add-on modules and training for the VA Portland Healthcare System located in Portland, OR. This is a FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) single source procurement and will be justified under the authority of Other Than Full and Open Competition in FAR 6.302-1 and 41 USC 3304(a)(1). Only one responsible source and no other requirement will satisfy the needs of the Government. It was determined that the needed items are only available from Schneider Electric. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 335313. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement. The Government plans to award a contract for this requirement on 09/18/2019. This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining the market place for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.