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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis t... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) intends to award a contract on a sole source basis to Alliance Group, Inc. upon the basis of the authority provided at FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The ERDC-CRREL RS/GIS Center of Expertise has a requirement for routine preventative maintenance, repair, and emergency service of its Schneider Electric data center cooling system. Alliance Group, Inc. performed the most recent cooling system upgrade, preventative maintenance, and emergency services for the cooling units for the RS/GIS data center, and therefore has extensive knowledge of the design and layout of the current cooling system. Using another vendor without this knowledge could result in a data system shutdown. Alliance Group, Inc. is the only vendor that can perform the required upgrades without the loss of data or continuity of research activities that would result from a data system shutdown. Further, Alliance Group, Inc. is the only local authorized Schneider Electric service provider. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238220, which has a size standard of $16.5 million. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Any interested party that believes they can fulfill this requirement should submit a capability statement to be reviewed. All submissions will be considered, however there is no guarantee that submissions in response to this notice will in any way alter the Government's acquisition strategy. Please provide responses to this notice NLT 12:00 PM EST, 14 February 2022 to: William.A.McFarland@usace.army.mil Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses to this notice will not be considered as a response to any solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or to receive a copy of any solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract 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. Note: To be eligible for award of a Government contract, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), have no active exclusions, and complete the FAR and DFARS representations and certifications.