61--Notice of Intent to Award to Eaton Replace & Install UPS Batteries on Eaton 8355-20-30 System.

This Notice of Intent to Award to Eaton is released pursuant to FAR Part 13.106-1(a). The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Acquisition, Services Team, intends to award a purchase order to replace six each VRLA Sealed +1 EBC36 batteries, for their Eaton 9355-20-30 UPS system located at The Department of Veteran Affairs, VBA New York Regional Office located at 245 West Houston Street, New York, NY 10014. The system that the batteries will be installed on is manufactured and currently maintained by Eaton Corporation. This notice is not a request for quote or a solicitation. Responses are due by June 11, 2019 by 1630 PM Eastern Time. Response must include full company name and address, confirmation that you are registered in DUNS https://www.dnb.com/ and SAM https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ , and if Veteran Owned you must be in VIP https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/ . The currently installed system is an Eaton UPS system which can only be maintained and serviced by Eaton authorized service Technicians. Eaton currently does not have any authorized or appointed third parties to provide and install the batteries or perform installation services for the Eaton UPS System. The Eaton UPS system was installed in 2012 and can only be serviced by EATON.