FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ANNOUNCEMENT:  SPECIAL NOTICE

CLASSIFICATION CODE: J - Maintenance, Repair, Rebuild Equipment

SUBJECT:  Procurement of Eaton 9390 UPS Maintenance Services

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1333NB21QNB730352

CONTACT POINTS: BRIAN JAMIESON, Contract Specialist 301-975-8276

ROBERT COWINS, Contracting Officer 301-975-8335

DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Chesapeake Mission Critical of Beltsville, MD to provide preventive maintenance for the Eaton 9390 UPS. The equipment being serviced is in the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD campus.

***** Sole source determination is based on the need to obtain an authorized service support provider capable of maintaining Eaton’s proprietary service software for 3-phase UPS products.

Chesapeake Mission Critical has been identified by the manufacturer, Eaton Corporation as the only authorized service provider in NIST Gaithersburg, MD geographic area. 

*****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 – Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a small business size standard of $22 million.

****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based 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.

*****Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. 

*****Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Brian Jamieson at [email protected] .  All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at [email protected] no later than September 04, 2021 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.