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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Special Notice J065 657-21-3-1110-0161 | STL | GE MUSE Service (VA-21-00061268) 66048 36C25521Q0346 N 811219 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048 Al Cheeks Albert.CheeksJr@VA.Gov https://www.va.gov VA Website Albert.CheeksJr@VA.Gov Albert.CheeksJr@VA.Gov The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 15 Contracting Office intends to award a sole Source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 – FAR Par 13.106-1 (b) (2); Soliciting from a Single Source because they are unique services available from only one source – GE Medical Systems., 9900 Innovation Dr., Wauwatosa, WI 53226. GE Medical Systems will provide remote diagnostic/corrective maintenance, technical phone support, applications support, and onsite support/maintenance as needed on the GE MUSE system, which includes labor, travel, parts and software upgrades.

The place of performance is for the Department of Veterans Affairs St. Louis VAMC located at the John Cochran Division, 915 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63106. The NAICS code for these items is 811219 (Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance). This action will result in a Firm-Fixed One Year base plus Four Option years contract.

This notice of intent is not a request for quotations: interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT 05/07/2021 at 12:00pm CST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered.

POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE RESPONSE:

1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), email address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e. small/large), and DUNS Number.

2) Statement of Capability that demonstrates ability of providing the item in accordance with the attached Statement of Requirement (SOR) and past performance in providing this type of service.

Include example of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information.

This notice is to assist the NCO 15 in determining SOURCES ONLY. This announcement is not a request for proposals or quotations. The Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of information in response to this announcement.

When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement “36C25521Q0346 – GE MUSE” in the subject line of the email. If after May 07, 2021, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with GE Medical Systems.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes.

There will be not solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted.

The point of contact for this action is Al Cheeks who can be reached at Albert.CheeksJr@VA.Gov. The VISN 15 Contracting office address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 3450 South 4th Street, Leavenwork, KS 66048.