It is the intent of this agency to award a sole source contract under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1). Numbered note (22) applies to this notice. This agency intends to award to Eaton Electrical Inc., 8609 Six Forks Road Raleigh, NC 27615-2966 6 CS requires UPS system maintenance for building 40, MacDill AFB; the following items are required: - Proactive service plan for (40) C&D Technologies UPS batteries (part no.: UPS12-370FR) A contract for UPS system maintenance will be awarded to Eaton Electrical Inc. following no response back to this notice of intent. The purchase of UPS system maintenance must be done through Eaton Electrical, Inc. because this contractor is the only authorized factory trained service provider for this UPS system and associated batteries. Eaton uses maintenance documentation and software driven updates that are proprietary and not available to anyone but Eaton factory trained engineers. Eaton Electrical uses firmware updates that are included in in proprietary software and are downloaded to the equipment during preventative maintenance visits. Market research was conducted for the purchase of the UPS maintenance and Eaton Electrical, Inc. is the only contractor found able to supply this service as we require. If no response to this notice is received by 1000am EST on Friday, September 21, 2007, the award for the UPS system maintenance will be made to Eaton Electrical Inc. The POC for this notice is SSgt Joseph P. Borello, Contract Specialist, Phone: (813) 828-7483; Fax (813) 828-3667, Email:
[email protected]. Please use this contact information for any questions.