Synopsis of Intent to Sole Source:In accordance to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 5.203: This is the synopsis of the government's Intent to Sole Source to meet a critical government requirement. This announcement constitutes only a synopsis and is not a solicitation. This announcement/synopsis has been supplemented with the information including, but not limited to, the following: I. Requirement:The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), National Business Center (NBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) - Washington, D.C., on behalf of the DOI / NBC, will acquire telephone communications services and supplies from the contractor, COMM-WORKS/FORTRAN, LLC as follows:1. the Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch Contact Center. Specifically, the DOI / NBC/ AQD will acquire twenty (20) Alcatel-Lucent OmniTouch Contact Center agent licenses, resulting in an expansion of the current number of licenses; and 2. the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise Integrated Digital Voice Communications (IDVC) Telephone System. Specifically, the DOI / NBC/ AQD will acquire upgrades to the Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Enterprise IDVC Telephone System software to release 9.1. II. Sole Source Justification:The aforementioned required services and supplies can only be acquired from the contract that was already awarded to COMM-WORKS/FORTRAN, LLC. Thus, the DOI / NBC/ AQD's Intent to Sole Source also facilitates compliance to the option year for maintenance support that was already awarded on the contract. III. Mandatory Contract Considerations:A. A contractor's response to this synopsis is on an unrestricted basis: the contractor's business classification = size, is not restricted. B. The applicable North American Industry Classification System Code for this synopsis is as follows: 517919.A contractor's response to this synopsis should: 1. cite the NAICS Code 517919 or at least cite a NAICS Code, based on the NAICS Code description, that is reasonably related and relevant to the NAICS Code 517919;2. cite a NAICS Code that is associated with the contractor's business classification = size; and3. cite a NAICS Code that is currently on the contractor's Central Contractor Registration Record as an applicable NAICS Code. C.A contractor should be registered in the Central Contractor Registration at the e-mail address link as follows:https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx D.A contractor should be registered in the On-Line Representations and Certifications Application at the e-mail address link as follows:https://orca.bpn.gov/ IV. Required Information:A contractor's response to this synopsis should include the Required Information as follows:1. the Contractor's Legal Name; 2. the Contractor's Tax Identification (Tax ID) Numbers; 3. the Contractor's Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Numbers; 4. the Contractor's Cage Code; 5. the Contractor's Business Classification = Size;6. the Socio-Economic Status = Ownership Status, Disadvantage Status {if applicable};7. the Contractor's Physical Address; 8. the Contractor's Main Point of Contact's (POC) Full Name, Telephone Number, Fax Number and E-Mail Address; 9. the Contractor's GSA's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Contract Number {if applicable};10. the Supply(ies) or/and Service(s) Description(s) or/and Name(s); 11. the Manufacturer's(s') Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)(s) or/and Equipment Number(s) or/and Item Number(s) or/and Part Number(s) or/and Supply Number(s) or/and Service Number(s); 12. the Manufacturer's(s') Legal Name(s) {if applicable}; 13. the Unit(s); 14. the Quantity(ies); 15. the Firm-Fixed-Price(s) and Extended Firm-Fixed-Price(s); and 16. the Freight on Board (FOB) Destination or Origin {if applicable}. V. Response/Submission Instructions:A contractor responding to this synopsis should respond with/submit an electronic-mail (e-mail) directly to the U.S. DOI, NBC, AQD - Washington, D.C. {the government contracting office} designated Contract Specialist, me, by using my contact information as follows: E-Mail:
[email protected] {note: under-scores between the first name, the middle initial and the last name}. The contractor's response with/submission of an e-mail should include ANN1000176 in the e-mail's subject line and should be received by me by the Response Closing Date of 5/8/2010 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time. VI. Contract Information, Concerns, or/and Questions:A contractor should direct relevant contract information, concerns, or/and questions regarding this synopsis directly to the U.S. DOI, NBC, AQD - Washington, D.C. designated Contract Specialist, me, by using my contact information as follows: E-Mail:
[email protected] {note: under-scores between the first name, the middle initial and the last name} and include ANN1000176 in the e-mail's subject line.