341st Contracting Squadron, 7015 Goddard Drive, Malmstrom AFB, MT 59402-6863

D -- ENERGY COMPLIANCE AND Y2K UPGRADE FOR HVAC SYSTEM. SOL F2460499Q0348 DUE 021799 POC POC Contract Specialist: SSgt Suzanne Martella (406) 731-4026, Contracting Officer: Lawrence Eliason(406)731-4023 Requirement for HSQ MISER Y2K Compliance upgrade. The Contractor shall provide all necessary technical services, parts, and materials (including software), to Government personnel upgrading, modifying, and expanding the EMCS/DDC System for Malmstrom Air Force Base. SIC code 7379 applies. This proposed contract action is for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only HSQ Technology under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, since the communication protocol is uniquely integrated with HSQ's specialized remote terminal unit and MISER Software System. Firms that have the capability to perform the above work should notify us within five (5) days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Submit your commercial specifications and basis for stating your software is equal to the HSQ Technology MISER System to the above POC. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Interested bidders will dictate if they are Hubzone, Large Business, Small Business, 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman Owned Business, or Native American Owned Business. Posted 02/09/99 (W-SN296701). (0040)

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