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VHAPM Part 813.106 Simplified Acquisition Procedures: Soliciting from a Single Source Attachment 1: Single Source Justification for SAP under the SAT

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Jonathan Lamb Jonathan.Lamb@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, Network Contract Office (NCO) 06, Fayetteville VAMC 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28301-3856, intends to sole source to procure service warranty coverage for the government owned Dreampath Block and Slide FINA and CRYSTAL storage systems for the Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Health Care Systems (FNCVAHCS) using a 100% Brand name only, sole source requirement via a Firm-Fixed Price contract as the procurement method (See attached justification below).

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents ar available and telephone requests will not be accepted.

However, any business that believes it can provide service warranty coverage for the government owned Dreampath Block and Slide FINA and CRYSTAL storage systems may give written notice to Jonathan.Lamb@va.gov by 12:00pm EST on May 10, 2024. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, System for Award (SAMs) Unique Entity Id Number, manufacturer authorization letter, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller documentation.

Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NAICS Code 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (index: Laboratory instrument repair and maintenance services) PSC Code J065 Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment- Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification for Single Source Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1 For Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($250K)

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrate Service Network (VISN) 06, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Healthcare System (HCS) 565 located at 2300 Ramsey St., Fayetteville NC 28301.

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount:

Fayetteville VA HCS requires service and warranty maintenance on the DreamPath FINA and Crystal slide and block storage systems for patient samples in the Histology department. This will be awarded with a base and 4 options as follows:

Base: June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025 Option 1: June 1, 2025 to May 31,2026 Option 2: June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 Option 3: June 1, 2027 to May 31, 2028 Option 4: June 1, 2028 to May 31, 2029

3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used:

The Fayetteville HCS owns DreamPath FINA and Crystal storage systems. DreamPath is the sole authorized vendor to service and provide a warranty for the systems.

4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

The VA Rule of Two cannot be met. Dreampath Diagnostics Americas Corp. (SB) is the sole source service provider of the DreamPath FINA and Crystal storage systems. Any third party service provider will void the service warranty on the storage systems.

Cherisse Hall Date Branch Chief Supply/Services 5 VHAPM Part 813.106 Page 5 of 5 Original Date: 08/30/17 Revision 02 Eff Date: 03/31/2020