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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Special Notice D318 Wavemark License and Equipment Sustainment Services 28301 36C24620Q1037 N 511210 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 201 Hay Street, Suite 304 Fayetteville NC 28301 Contract Specialist Isaac Hernandez Isaac.Hernandez@va.gov

(910) 488-2120 x:5862 https://www.va.gov VA.gov Isaac.Hernandez@va.gov VA.gov

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Project Title: WaveMark License and Equipment Sustainment Services Announcement No.: 36C24620Q1037 The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source Firm-Fiexed-Price open market order for the license and sustainment of the WaveMark system and its components that are in service at Asheville, Richmond, and Salem VAMC’s. The service required by VISN 6 are for hardware maintenance, software maintenance, interface maintenance, database administrator support services, and support services for all WaveMark Cath Lab inventory management systems located in the network. The system is used to track the use of Cath lab supplies such as catheters and stents, associating those supplies with patients for product outcomes tracking purposes, for inventory management, for tracking recalls and expiration dates, ect. The total estimated value is $328,105.00 for a 1 year period of performance.

Market research has been conducted and it has been found that Cardinal Health holds patents on many aspects of their RFID Solution and the components of the WaveMark system. Additionally, Cardinal Health does not subcontract this service to any other company.

Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 6.

The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

This is not a request for quote or proposals.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Specialist, Isaac Hernandez at Isaac.Hernandez@va.gov (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will be accepted and will not received a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission – 36C24620Q1037.