This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract. EPA Region 1 New England located at 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109 intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Omtool, Ltd to upgrade Genifax ISDN Server based fax to AccuRoute Fax over IP Server based fax at EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912 . The Government intends to solicit, negotiate and award to only one contractor using other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii) and FAR 11.105 an item peculiar to one manufacturer, e.g. a brand name, shall not be used unless the particular brand name, product, or feature is essential to the Government's requirements and market research indicates other companies similar products or products lacking the particular feature, do not meet, or cannot meet the agency's needs. EPA Region 1 requires AccuRoute Fax over IP Server based fax to replace our old Genifax ISDN based system with a compatible Fax over IP solution at EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912. The use of a brand name for the acquisition AccuRoute Fax over IP Server based fax is necessary because no other known vendor can provide an upgrade to Genifax ISDN Server based fax that is compatible to facilitate integration and operation with our current data configuration. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however all responses received by 5:00PM EST, 9 August 2012 will be considered by the Government. The Government will not be responsible for any cost incurred for preparing a response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Contracts Specialist is Brandon Williams,
[email protected], 617-918-1965. Any responses to this notice shall be submitted to the Contracts Specialist via email by the closing date of this posting.