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Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source

GENERAL INFORMATION

Department of Veterans Affairs Samuel S . Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue (2-90NCA) Albany NY 12208-3410

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Michael Estep michael.estep2@va.gov 518-626-7218

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Notice Type:

This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 2 Network Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract for the Albany VA Medical Center. This proposed contract action is for a service in which the Government intends to award a Base Period plus four (4) Option Periods, firm fixed-price contract with only one source; Neuwave Medical, Inc. (SAM UEI GNEBBD3WFR34) located at 3529 Anderson St, Madison, Wisconsin 53704-2560 under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1 (a)(2), only one responsible source.

Place of Performance:

Department of Veterans Affairs Samuel Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave Albany, NY 12208

Purpose and Objectives:

The contractor will provide a one (1) year base plus (4) option years standard support and maintenance service on the Neuwave Ablation System providing all necessary on-site labor, materials, preventative maintenance, operational modifications, and application support for VA owned laboratory equipment located at the Albany VA Medical Center in accordance with manufacturer specifications. The contractor will provide a no charge invoice/field service report summarizing the repair and maintenance of the Neuwave Ablation System. All required parts and Labor for these services shall be provided by the contractor. The contractor must have the skills, training from Neuwave Medical, Inc, and experience to be qualified to repair the laboratory equipment.

The Contractor shall be authorized by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in the repair of all equipment listed within this contract. The OEM for this requirement is Neuwave Medical, Inc. Contractor shall maintain qualifications throughout entire contract period. Qualification includes but not limited to the certification of all repair persons and repair facilities by the OEM as being qualified to perform required repairs. The Government shall maintain the right to seek proof of qualification prior to award and anytime during contract period of performance.

General Requirements The contractor must comply with the following general requirements:

Contractor shall provide all tools, labor, transportation, supervision, and parts, necessary to provide full maintenance and repair services, to include preventative maintenance, validation testing and inspections for a NEUWAVE model Certus 140.

1. The Contractor shall comply with Federal, State, and Local Laws, plus any Federal Regulations as applicable to the performance of this contract.

1. The Contractor shall not accept any instructions issued by any person employed by the U. S. Government, other than: the Contracting Officer (CO), or the Contracting Officers Representative (COR), all acting within the limits of their authority.

1. The Contractor shall be qualified/authorized by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in the repair of all equipment listed within this contract. Contractor shall maintain qualifications throughout entire contract period. Qualification includes but not limited to the certification of all repair persons and repair facilities by the OEM as being trained / qualified to perform required repairs. The Government shall maintain the right to seek proof of qualification prior to award and anytime during contract period of performance.

Response:

Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed.

Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811210 ($34 Million).

Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 7 calendar days from the date of the publication of this Special Notice.

All information must be submitted via e-mail to: michael.estep2@va.gov

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