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Page 1 of 1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 2 (NCO 2) intends to award a sole source contract award to Johnson Controls Fire Pro... Page 1 of 1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 2 (NCO 2) intends to award a sole source contract award to Johnson Controls Fire Protection, LP. for preventative maintenance on the fire alarm system at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215 for one base year (10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021) plus the provision of four (4) option year. The NAICS code is 561621. Equipment List: Equipment Count Duct Detector 149 Smoke Detector 459 Pull Station 303 Heat Detector 76 Speaker/Visual 609 Speaker 8 Bell 3 Visual 232 Door Holder 167 Phone Jack 196 Printer 2 Horizontal Curtain 1 Vertical Shutter 1 Digitize Gamewell box 4 FA Control Panel 33 CO Detector 1 Remote Annunciator 4 Primary Elevator Recall 4 Alternate Elevator Recall 4 Shunt Trip 2 IAM 1 AHU Fan Shutdown 26 Main Fire Alarm Panel 17 Total Count 2302 - This inspection, testing and reporting shall satisfy the requirements of the latest edition of NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm Code , Chapter 7- Inspection, testing and maintenance , as well as the equipment manufacture s instruction. When a conflict arises between a method called for in NFPA 72 and the equipment manufacturer, the VA will be notified in order to interpret the inspection and testing method. If this conflict cannot be resolved the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) in this case the Regional Division Office, Albany (RDO) Fire Protection Engineer will be consulted and his/her decision relative to a final method chosen will prevail. Additionally, reporting shall consist of a cumulative inventory list by quarter as a pass/ fail/ repair including comparisons between existing device counts and the previous year s counts. A current up to date inventory by quarter shall be provided at the start of this contract and be updated in the first quarter by the contractor. This agreement shall include all parts, labor, and travel. Contractor shall be an authorized service provider for Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP (formerly Simplex). - Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP is the only known authorized provider for service agreements on Johnson Controls equipment. - THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES, however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification prior to the response due date and time. If no responses are received, the government will proceed with the award. Responses are due by September 2nd, 2020 at 12:00 ET. Responses shall be submitted via email to Nathan.northrup@va.gov. Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted.