R --Maintenance & Repair of Security Alarm System

The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center plans to procure sole source with Barry Security, Tewksbury, MA, to provide preventative maintenance and repair service to the integrated security system located throughout the Volpe Center. The contractor recently installed a new Lenel Security Access System that is integrated with CCTV monitoring and recording, badging and alarm monitoring to a central command station. This system is critical to the safety and security of the Volpe Center residents and buildings. The contractor will be required to maintain and repair the complete security alarm system which will include troubleshooting and replacing faulty components. This procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. The NAICS Cod e is 561621 and the small business Size Standard is $10.5M. Interested firms have 15 calendar days from the date of this synopsis publication to submit in writing to the above named point of contact, clear and convincing documentation of their company’s capability to provide required services. Such documentation will be utilized solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. This proposed action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority in FAR Part 6.302 as referenced above. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses received to this notice would n ormally be considered, solely for the purpose of determining whether to reissue as a competitive procurement. The Request for Quote (RFQ) issuance will be on or about May 9, 2005. Small business firms will be required to submit a maximum of three (3) but not less than two (2) pages of documentation in support of the above for evaluation prior to receiving a solicitation. No telephone requests will be accepted – only written requests via email for this solicitation will be accepted. The URL address of the Volpe Center Acquisition Management Division home page is: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financin g in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/.