Notice of Intent to Sole Source Tug Robot Maintenance.pdf
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- 36C24724Q0554
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This document is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source an acquisition for annual maintenance services for Aethon TUG robots located at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) anticipates entering into a sole-source procurement with ST Engineering Aethon, Inc. to provide these maintenance services, as the technician training, parts, and software required are proprietary to Aethon. The VA is providing notice of its intent to make a sole-source award and is allowing other interested parties to identify their capability to fulfill the requirement by the response date of April 11, 2024. The related federal contract opportunity has the solicitation number 36C24724Q0554, with the title "J065--508-24-3-2043-0076 TUG Maintenance Contract (VA-24-00051763)". The opportunity is for TUG Robot Maintenance services for the Atlanta VA Medical Center, under the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 7.
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source Acquisition
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J065
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Acquisition:
Aethon TUG Robot Maintenance
30033
-1476
N/A
04-11-2024
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339113
Department of Veterans Affairs
Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC)
115 S 84th Street, Suite 101
Milwaukee WI 53214-1476
Steven Timmons, Contract Specialist steven.timmons@va.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs
Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA
30033
USA
Notice of Intent to Sole-Source an Acquisition
Pursuant to 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(1) and FAR 8.405-6, the Government anticipates entering into sole-source procurement negotiations with ST Engineering Aethon, Inc. to provide an annual maintenance service plan for its Aethon robots located at the Atlanta VA Healthcare system, Pathology and Laboratory Service, 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, Georgia 30033. Aethon, Inc.
TUG robots are manufactured by Aethon, Inc., and the technician training, parts, and software required to maintain and operate these machines are all proprietary. Aethon Inc. has not licensed any other entity to provide this training, parts, and software in the United States.
The above-cited authority and associated justification is made based on the determination that
Government’s requirements for this contract can only be satisfied by one source with unique capabilities. Any other business or person may identify their interest and capability in fulfilling this requirement by responding to this Notice by e-mail to steven.timmons@va.gov no later than
10:00 a.m. local time, Thursday, April 11, 2024. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals; however, all communications received by the deadline will be considered by the Government. Information received as a result of this Notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation document is available at this time.
mailto:steven.timmons@va.gov
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