AWARD OF SOLE SOURCE FOR SECURITY MONITORING

The Department of Interior, National Park Services, intends to issue a sole source award for a one year contract for security monitoring and maintenance services on the hardware and software equipment for the key card electronic systems at 1201 I Street, NW, Washington DC. This is a sole source award for NAICS 541614. The key card system is proprietary, and this vendor was the existing security provider for the building when NPS entered into the GSA lease for portions of the building. All tenants in this building use this security system. NPS purchased the electronic access key card readers, and all data wire and software service specific only to this vendor's data servers. The initial and subsequent awards were made to maintain consistency within the building. A change in vendors for one lease holder in the building would not be cost effective and could pose security risks to employees while a new system is made operational.