S202--Firefighting - Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with the Village of Broadview for Firefighting Services on the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital Campus. This contract is to maintain coverage while additional research is conducted for the purpose of establishing informed competition in the future. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), due to the urgency of the need and the importance of maintaining continuity of service. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a one-year contract. The NAICS Code is 992160. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service to the Contracting Officer by Wednesday December 9th, 9:00 AM Local Time. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with the Village of Broadview. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Brandon Harris at [email protected]. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.