The Department of State Office of Acquisitions Management, on behalf of the Bureau of the Comptroller for Global Financial Services (CGFS) intends to award an Order to Spectra Logic on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.501, for maintenance of the T120 tape library. The support coverage period is 4/26/2017 to 4/25/2018.  

Spectra Logic is the only maintenance provider for the requested tape library, which includes next business day onsite support. 

No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses received by 2:00pm EDT on February 27th. Responses shall be submitted to the email address listed on this notice. Quotes submitted through FBO.gov will not be considered. 

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Interested offerors may register at http:www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notification when the solicitation and any amendments are issued and available for downloading. Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the FedBizOpps site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions. 

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