SAM #F4F2AA6156AW01

Sole Source Annual Maintenance for Westnet First-In Fire Station Alerting System

This notice details a sole source procurement by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) for annual maintenance of the proprietary Westnet First-In Fire Station Alerting System at Wright Patterson AFB. - Sole source, firm-fixed-price contract awarded to Westnet, LLC (Huntington Beach, CA) - Westnet is the OEM and only authorized service provider for this system - System is TAA compliant and meets NFPA and OSHA regulations - Scope of work includes: - Annual maintenance services for the First-In Fire Station Alerting System - Software updates (system, database, server) - Communication and alerting hardware support and updates - Infrastructure maintenance to ensure emergency alerting for fire, medical, hazardous material, and aircraft emergencies - No equipment purchase or upgrade is included; this is for maintenance services only - No specific part numbers or quantities are listed - Justification and Approval (J&A) document attached, citing proprietary technology and exclusive rights as rationale for sole source - Other vendors may submit capability statements, but competitive proposals are not being solicited

Description

This new contract action is an individual sole source justification in accordance with RFO 12.102. This is an acquisition of First-In Fire Station Alerting System Annual Maintenance from:

Westnet, LLC.

15542 Chemical Ln.

Huntington Beach, CA 92649-1505

This procurement will be a firm-fixed-price (FFP) award.

Please see the Justification and Approval document attached to this posting for additional details. This is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available at this time. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Interested sources must respond in writing with clear and convincing evidence to support their ability to provide the required supplies/services by 16 August 12:00PM EDT. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses received is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Col(S) Paul W. Tinker has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of the Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact the buyer at the telephone number listed herein. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Col(S) Paul W. Tinker can be reached at e-mail: asca@us.af.mil.

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