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Justification and Approval Notice Justification and Approval Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

BASE NOTICE TYPE

BALTIMORE VAMC

10 N Greene St Baltimore MD 21201

POINT OF CONTACT*

CONTRACTING SPECIALIST

TORCARA CHARLES

TORCARA.CHARLES@VA.GOV

AWARD INFORMATION

MODIFICATION NUMBER

LINE ITEM NUMBER

AWARDEE NAME*

CONTRACTOR’S UEI

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

RM22FF5AGCU4

AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 1*

AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 2*

AWARDEE ADDRESS LINE 4*

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

STATEMENT OF WORK

SCOPE OF WORK: The Contractor must provide all labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to repair of the Artisan Link Pro Special Stains System, ALP116020, at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The Contractor must also provide the required replacement parts to return the unit to normal operating conditions. Biomedical Engineering will be the manager and administrator of the one-time service.

One-time service to repair medical equipment that is deemed not fully functional and cannot record time or date. The Artisan Link Pro Special Stains System, ALP116020, had a service ticket entered and assessed by the manufacturer. It was determined that multiple parts must be replaced. The slide stainer also requires preventive maintenance (PM) to be completed at this time of service with itemization of required parts. The estimated cost exceeds purchase card limits for medical equipment services. This is a laboratory device that is required to be serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendation per The Joint Commission. Currently, the facility has only one of these devices. This service will include the required parts for PM completion and the repair completion with a flat rate of labor and travel.

1. EQUIPMENT:

The contractor must provide all tools, staff, and equipment necessary to properly and safely perform the services set forth within this statement of work. This must include, but is not limited, to all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may be required for the work to be completed in a safe manner.

2. AREAS TO BE SERVICED:

Washington DC VA Medical Center 50 Irving Street NW Washington, DC 20422

3. TASK FREQUENCY AND INSTRUCTIONS:

Field Service must occur as needed and consist of one or multiple visits. Field Service Engineers must check in with Biomedical Engineering before performing work. The Contractor must not remove hard drives from the VA facility and must contact Biomedical Engineering to have all removable media scanned with antivirus software before utilizing the media. This must occur for each visit. Contractor is prohibited from using unscanned software on equipment owned, leased, rented, or trialed by the VA.

4. SPECIAL WORK REQUIREMENTS:

Service report must be provided within 5 business days of work completion to vhawashtm@va.gov. Contractor must submit all removable media to be used on a VA system to Biomedical Engineering for scanning with anti-virus software prior to use on the system. In the case of equipment turn-in, exchange, repair or replacement hard drives used by the VA must be removed from the equipment and remain in possession of VA this includes loaned or rented equipment.

5. PROPERTY DAMAGE:

The contractor must take all necessary precautions to prevent damage to any government property. The contractor must report any damages immediately and must be assessed current replacement costs for property damaged by the contractor unless corrective action is taken. Any damaged material (i.e., trees, shrubs, lawn/turf, cubs, gutters, sidewalks, etc.) will be replaced in a timely manner or corrected by the contractor with like materials, at no extra cost to the government, upon approval of the Contracting Officer.

6. ATTACHMENTS:

None.

7. IDENTIFICATION, PARKING, SMOKING, CELLULAR PHONE USE AND VA REGULATIONS:

The contractor's employees must always wear visible identification while on the premises of the VA property. It is the responsibility of the contractor to park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Information on parking is available from the VA Police-Security Service. The VA will not invalidate or make reimbursement for parking violations of the contractor under any conditions. Smoking is prohibited inside any buildings at the VA. Cellular phones and two-way radios are not to be used within six feet of any medical equipment. Possession of weapons is prohibited. Enclosed containers, including tool kits, must be subject to search. Violations of VA regulations may result in a citation answerable in the United States (Federal) District Court, not a local district state, or municipal court.

SOLE SOURCE CORREPSONDENCE AND REASONING FROM ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

THIS IS AN INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND IT IS FOR INFORMATION & PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY; IT IS NEITHER A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT, NOR A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, PROPOSALS OR QUOTES AND DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT. IF A VENDOR RESPONDS TO THIS INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, THE VENDOR WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR MARKET RESEARCH, IN ORDER TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION DECISIONS, AND TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, 8(A), HUBZONE AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES WHO STATE THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE WORK. **A sole source contract award will result from this Notice.** IN THE EVENT THAT A VENDOR DISAGREES WITH THIS SOLE SOURCE, THEN 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.

**VENDOR RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE BELOW**

Responses to this INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE shall include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 811210, (size standard of $34M, per SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards January 1, 2022) AND whether your company has special socio-economic status (i.e., SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business, HUBZone, etc.).

(A) COMPANY NAME

(B) ADDRESS

(C) POINT OF CONTACT

(D) PHONE, FAX, AND EMAIL

(E) DUNS NUMBER

(F) CAGE CODE

(G)TAX ID NUMBER

(H) TYPE OF SMALL BUSINESS, E.G. SERVICES DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, 8(A), HUBZONE, WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, OR SMALL BUSINESS HUBZONE BUSINESS, (I) WILL YOUR COMPANY BE PERFORMING THE WORK? OR DO YOU PLAN ON SUB-CONTRACTING OUT THE WORK?

(I) Is your company considered small under the NAICS code identified under this RFI? (Size standard of = or < $30M, per SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards August 19, 2019)

(J) Does your company have an FSS contract with GSA or the VA NAC or a GWAC contract holder with any other federal agency? If so, please provide the contract number.

(K) If your company holds a FSS GSA/VA NAC contract other federal GWAC contract holder, are the services requested available on your schedule/contract?

(L) General pricing of your products is encouraged. Pricing will be used for the purpose of market research only. It will not be used to evaluate for any type of award.

AND

(J) ***WILL YOUR COMPANY BE DOING ALL OF THE WORK? IF NOT, WILL YOUR COMPANY BE SUB-CONTRACTING OUT THE WORK?***MUST ANSWER*** MUST PROVIDE A CAPABILITY STATEMENT THAT ADDRESSES THE ORGANIZATIONS QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITY TO PERFORM AS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED BELOW. IF THE VENDOR IS AN SDVOSB/VOSB, BE PREPARED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW IT WILL NOT SUB-CONTRACT THE WORK BY MORE THAN 51%, PER VAAR 852.219-75, VAAR 819.7011(b) Contract clauses. (DEVIATION)

***IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS SOLE SOURCE, CONTACT THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT AMY.WALTER1@VA.GOV.***

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