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Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 6 508 Fulton St

Durham NC 27705

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Contract Specialist Crystal Perry Crystal.Perry4@va.gov

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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) intends to enter into a sole source procurement with Omnicell Inc., 590 E. Middlefield Road Mountain View, CA 94043.

NAICS 339112 –Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. The proposed contract action is for support service agreement for Omnicell, Inc. at Fayetteville VA Medical Center, which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a single source. Contract is anticipated to be for a one (1) year base period of performance October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025, with no options. This notice of intent is NOT a request for quotation. Interested parties may identify their interest in the requirement and capabilities to Crystal.Perry4@va.gov no later than 3:00 PM EST, October 2, 2024. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government.

Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM replacement parts only. No remanufacture or gray market items will be acceptable as replacement parts.

Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed replacement equipment necessary for this procurement, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM’s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA’s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.

No solicitation will be made available. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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