NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD / SOLE SOURCE - METASYS SYSTEM PM

In accordance with (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility located in Chinle, AZ 86503 intends to award a non-competitive, sole sourced purchase order to Proposed Contractor, Johnson Controls, to provide preventative maintenance services to the existing Metasys System currently in use at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility (CCHCF). The Metasys System controls the hospital’s indoor air environment such as air flow and humidity ensuring the hospital adheres to NFPA 99 requirements.

The anticipated period of performance is a one one-year base period of from the date of award with four one-year option periods. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 238220 with a small business size standard of $19 million

The Proposed Contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services to ensure that there is no interruption in services that could impact direct patient care.  The Proposed Contractor has proprietary rights to the Metasys System currently installed and used at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility.  No other vendors have access to this system.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.  If no affirmative written response is received by Response Date/Time, the contract will be issued without further notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.  Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).