The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 09, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for eight Eaton BladeUPS ZC0517708110000 and four Eaton BladesUPS 3U EBM to ASP Holdings, Inc., dba Power Pros, P.O. Box 1585, Knightdale, NC 27545-1585. The contract is expected to be awarded under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a Single Source. A Justification for Single Source Awards for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared. The anticipated award date is July 29, 2021. The contractor will provide eight each of Eaton BladeUPS ZC0517708110000, four each Eaton BladesUPS 3U EBM. Services or Performance required: Services required include delivery of the new equipment. Essential physical characteristics: Eaton BladeUPS Salient Characteristics for the Lexington VA Health Care System 208V 3 phase input / output Conserve rack height - BLADEUPS requires only 6U L21-20P input plug / L21-20R receptacle Included PXGX, SNMP Modbus communications These UPS s will be delivered to the Lexington VA Health Care System Franklin R. Sousley Campus, 2250 Leestown Rd, Bldg. 12, Lexington, KY 40511. NAICS code: 335911 Storage Battery Manufacturing PSC: 6530 - HOSP FURNITURE, EQ, UTENSILS & SUP THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement within seven calendar days after publication of this notice. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award and must submit a current authorized distributor letter from the manufacturer. All Service-Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran Owned Small Businesses must submit a self-certifying statement that their company meets all criteria established IAW 13 CFR 121.406(b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iii) thus demonstrating compliance with the Non-Manufacturer Rule. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C24921Q0446 in the subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Martha Warren, Contract Specialist, by email at
[email protected] NO LATER THAN July 28, 2021 @ 3:00pm CST. The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements.