PROTON-ON-SITE HYDROGEN GENERATOR MAINTENANCE KITS

***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) PACIFIC REGION OFFICE INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), WITH PROTON ON SITE OUT OF WALLINGFORD, CT FOR MAINTENANCE KITS FOR HOGEN HYDROGEN GENERATORS. ***THE SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA) REQUIREMENT THAT PROTON ON SITE IS THE SOLE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDER OF MAINTENANCE KITS FOR NINE HOGEN HYDROGEN GENERATORS OWNED BY NOAA THAT THE NWS PACIFIC REGION OFFICE HAS BEEN CONDUCTING YEARLY MAINTENANCE ON. THE MAINTENANCE KITS ARE CRITICAL TO THE NWS OPERATIONS AND MISSION AND HAVING THE PARTS READILY AVAILABLE IS ESSENTIAL AS PARTS ON THE GENERATORS FAIL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ***THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FIRMS THAT BELIEVE THEY CAN FULLY MEET THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUIREMENTS MAY SUBMIT SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION IN WRITING TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS SYNOPSIS. SUCH DOCUMENTATION WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.