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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Special Notice Automated Inventory Management System and Turnkey Installation 28301 36C24621Q0738 N 339113 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: Automated Weight-Based Inventory Management Announcement No.: 36C24621Q0738 The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price, open market order for a commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) Automated Weight-Based Inventory Management System. This requirement is for the delivery and turn-key installation of an Automated Weight-Based Inventory Management System for the following VA Medical Center locations: Salisbury, Salem, Charlotte, and Kernersville. This system will allow our Supply Chain Management personnel to better manage expendable supplies at primary and secondary clean rooms. The total estimated value is $2,782,335.08.

Market research has been conducted and it has been found that the Automated Weight-Based Inventory Management system currently in use at the Salisbury is proprietary technology to PAR Excellence. According to the manufacturer there are no compatible systems and PAR Excellence is the sole source for this system. Furthermore, a sources sought was posted on Sam.gov to ascertain comparable products in the marketplace that can meet the Government’s need. The sources sought notice yielded only one source.

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 Salisbury VAMC.

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 – 36C24621Q0738.