Joint Contracting Command – Iraq, PARC Reconstruction, Baghdad Iraq, intends to award a sole source, one time, contract for telecommunications enhancement for the Advanced First Responder Network to Lucent Technologies World Service, Inc., I-85 & Mt. Hope Church, Rd., Greensboro, NC 27420. Statutory authority for this sole source purchase is Title 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Subsequent contract is a follow on action to a competed award. This follow on action is an enhancement of the current AFRN system. The enhancement provides development of a training program, system engineering, continued database development, integration and standard operating procedures. This notice is for informational purposes only; no formal solicitation will be issued as a result of this announcement. Government Wide Numbered Note: 22. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Point of Contact Kevin Weiss, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-544-6407, Email
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