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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Presolicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 J Service Contract for Impella System.

06516 36C24118Q0260 03-30-2018 N 811219 VA Connecticut 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven CT 06516 Krisanne Dernago krisanne.rivera@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs VA Boston 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02132 Pre-Solicitation Notice for notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source award for a 12 month base and (4) annual option years to obtain a Service Contract for two Impella AIC systems located at the VAMC Boston (West Roxbury campus): Abiomed is located at 22 Cherry Hill, Danvers, MA and is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for this equipment. Due to their proprietary technology, they are the only vendor that will be able to service these machines as the Authorized Service Provider. Since the intent is to procure these services on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to FedBizOps (FBO). The applicable NAICS code is 811219. The FSC/PSC is J065. The authority for applying the Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items of FAR 13.5 is 41 U.S.C. 1901 and is implemented by for restricting competition on this procurement via FAR 13.106-1(b)(2).

Interested persons may contact the Contract Specialist Krisanne Dernago via email at Krisanne.rivera@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.