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Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, SEA intends to award a sole source procurement to Johnson Controls Inc. 5757 N Green Bay Ave; Milwaukee, WI, 53209-4408 as they are the sole source for these types of ... Notice of Intent: The USDA, ARS, SEA intends to award a sole source procurement to Johnson Controls Inc. 5757 N Green Bay Ave; Milwaukee, WI, 53209-4408 as they are the sole source for these types of products/services pursuant to the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(l ) and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The award will be to purchase the following product/services: USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS has a need for ADX server hardware, Metasys software, JCI provided SQL licensing added, and operating system. The Metasys server has to be updated per USDA IT department before its taken off of the network. Johnson Controls is the only vendor that can perform this installation and upgrade to the Metasys BAS because it is designed by Johnson Controls and they own all rights to the programming. The system has to be upgraded to meet the requirements of the IT department and if not upgraded then they will remove it from the network. This will cause us to not have any control of the HVAC in bldg. 1 which houses the SEA Area office, majority of the labs and administrative offices. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price Purchase Order on or about September 19, 2020, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This Notice of lntent is not considered a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a Request for Proposals (RFP). No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will consider all responses received by 2:00 PM central time, September 18, 2020. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to the points of contact listed: Place of Performance: USDA-ARS 141 Experiment Station Road Stoneville, MS Primary Point of Contact: Shalunda S. Mix Contract Specialist shalunda.mix@usda.gov