7G--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Catalyst Comm Tech

This is a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA). It is the Bureau of Land Management's (Idaho) intention to issue a "sole source" contract to Catalyst Communications Technologies for the purchase of Catalyst Propulsion Dispatch consoles/associated hardware and software for multiple BLM stations in Idaho. Parties capable of providing COMPATIBLE systems are invited to respond to this NOCA via email to the CO of record (cdodson@blm.gov) by the cutoff date. Catalyst system already installed at Idaho Falls location, as well as Nevada, California, and Colorado locations. Any offering must be seamlessly-compatible with these existing systems for redundancy, coop plans, overflow, and emergency operations. Any offering must be capable of providing full "back up" for Catalyst systems should those systems go down. Pre-existing market research has determined that Catalyst Communications Technologies is the ONLY provider of the package that meets all requirements.