Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source - Advantor

The 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana Air National Guard intends to pursue a single source purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), due to only one source being capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. The requirement is for the purchase and installation of Advantor 81TB VSM Video Nodes to upgrade current VMS storge capabilities.

The 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana Air National Guard intends to pursue a single source purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), due to only one source being capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. The requirement is for the purchase and installation of Advantor 81TB VSM Video Nodes to upgrade current VMS storge capabilities.notice will be considered by the Government, however review of information proposed by interest parties may not preclude the Government from continuing with sole source award.

A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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 or to proceed with a sole source procurement.

A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on 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. If no responsible, responsive offers are received by the above date, a sole source contract will be pursued with ADVANTOR SYSTEMS CORPORATION under the authority of FAR 13.106.

Capability statements are due no later than 21 August 2024 by 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time. To ensure your response along with any and all attachments are received, attachment(s) must be less than 10 MB [in total]. It is the responsibility of the offeror to contact the government to confirm receipt prior to the offer due date and time. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: jacob.johnson.46@us.af.mil@us.af.mil