D--SPECIAL NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SOLE SOURCE

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to award a firm fixed price contract to Siemens Industry, Inc. to provide urgent technical support service to proprietary equipment at the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center. The center's security cameras do not currently operate due to a lightning strike in 2024, and it is critical to public safety to get these operational. The contract is for the provision of technical support to provide safety and security monitoring. The USFWS is tied to using Siemens because they were the original vendor and changing systems would require installing a new security system at a significant cost. Key points to consider: • The contract is for a firm fixed price. • The contract is to provide urgent technical support service to proprietary equipment. • The equipment is located at the Bloomington Education and Visitor Center. • The center's security cameras do not currently operate due to a lightning strike in 2024. • It is critical to public safety to get these operational. • The USFWS is tied to using Siemens because they were the original vendor. • Changing systems would require installing a new security system at a significant cost.