J042--Fire Alarm System Monitoring and Programming INTENT TO SOLE SOURCEview on SAM.gov

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. § 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Johnson Controls Fire Protection. The contractor shall furnish all labor, material, tools, equipment, supervision, transportation, and expertise to perform Fire/smoke alarm testing and fire suppression systems in accordance with all current regulations to perform service to all fire alarm devices and equipment located at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. § 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in RFO 12.102 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a base plus (4) four option year contract. The NAICS Code is 561621. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and services to the Contracting Officer by 9:00AM LOCAL TIME 10/28/2026. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Responses received will be evaluated. However, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with the Johnson Controls Fire Protection. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Lori Eastmead at Lori Eastmead@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Fire Alarm System Monitoring/ Programming 1. GENERAL Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC), located at 3001 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 requires 24/7 365 Monitoring of Fire alarm and suppression systems. Including, tech labor for programming with monthly visits twice per month. 2. SCOPE The contractor shall furnish all labor, material, tools, equipment, supervision, transportation, and expertise to perform Fire/smoke alarm testing and fire suppression systems in accordance with all current National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) / The Joint Commission regulations and perform service to all fire alarm devices and equipment to include all devices located at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. Contractor shall provide service personnel which are certified on a Simplex Grinnell system to include access to proprietary programing to perform service to all Station Fire Systems. 3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The anticipated period of performance, (POP) will include a one (1) year base period, plus f…