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This special notice is a sole source procurement intent by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 4 to award a maintenance services contract for the SlideMate AS on Demand Printer System at the Erie VA Medical Center. The contract will be awarded to Richard-Allan Scientific, LLC (a subsidiary of Epredia), the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), with a one-year base period from 09/01/2025 to 08/31/2026 and four additional one-year option periods.

The procurement is specifically for preventative and corrective maintenance services on the SlideMate printer and delivery systems, with Epredia claiming exclusive certification for their service technicians. The solicitation (36C24425Q0604) allows other responsible firms to submit capability statements prior to the response deadline of June 2, 2025, at 11 AM EST. Interested vendors must provide company details including SAM UEI number, address, point of contact, business size, and socioeconomic status. The acquisition falls under NAICS code 811210 with a Small Business Administration size standard of $34.0M, and responses should be emailed to arlene.albrite@va.gov.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Intent to SOLE Source SlideMate AS on Demand Printer System-Maintenance Service - Erie VA Medical Center

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
15215
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24425Q0604
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
06-02-2025 11AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
14 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
J065
NAICS CODE*
811210
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 4 1010 Delafield Rd

Pittsburgh, PA 15215

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Arlene Albrite arlene.albrite@va.gov N/A

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DESCRIPTION

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Procurement Office East (RPOE), Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4) intends to award a sole source contract pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b) with Richard-Allan Scientific, LLC, a subsidiary of Epredia, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). They are located at 4481 Campus Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.

The Erie VA Medical Center located at 135 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16504, requires preventative and corrective maintenance services on the existing SlideMate AS on Demand System which encompasses both the SlideMate printer system and SlideMate delivery system. Epredia, in its role as manufacturer, only certifies Epredia-employed service technicians to perform services on Epredia manufactured instruments in the United States. Another firm would not be able to provide these services because of the proprietary nature of the SlideMate System.

The anticipated period of performance will include a one-year base period of 09/01/2025 to 08/31/2026, and four one-year option periods.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any responsible firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification and capability statements prior to the response due date and time. Vendors shall indicate if they are the direct supplier of the items. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements and must include relevant corporate experience along with the applicable contract number, total contract dollar amount, contract period of performance, details of the relevant services, and customer point of contact along with corresponding telephone number and email address.

Responses must include following information:

1.Company Name
2.SAM UEI number
3.Company’s address
4.Point of Contact information (title, phone number, and email address)
5.Business size
6.Socioeconomic status

Response received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information provided will not be returned.

Responses are due by Monday, 2 June 2025 by 11AM (EST). No submissions will be accepted after this date and time. Responses shall be submitted via email to arlene.albrite@va.gov.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 811210. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard is $34.0M.

See attached document: Draft SOW - Slidemate Printer_Redacted.

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