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Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

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

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Contract Specialist Monique Cordero monique.cordero@va.gov 757-251-4254

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Special Notice

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, on behalf of the Fayetteville NC Costal Healthcare System intends to enter into a sole source procurement with ScriptPro USA, INC. 5828 Reeds Road, Shawnee Mission, KS 66202.

NAICS code 811210-Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The proposed contract action is to provide preventative maintenance service on Government owned equipment to include labor, parts, supplies, and equipment necessary to the Wilmington Health Care Clinic. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, using the procedures under FAR 13.106-1 (b), Soliciting from a single source. Contract will be for a period of performance of 1 November 2024-31 October 2025. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation. Interested parties may identify their interest in the requirement and capabilities to monique.cordero@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM EST, Sept. 20, 2024. Telephone inquirers will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.

(a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for preventative maintenance of OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e., replacement parts) for Wilmington VA Health Care Clinic. No remanufacture or gray market items will be acceptable.

(b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e., replacement parts), 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 medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

(c) 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 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 the VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.

No solicitation will be made. 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 this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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