INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE.docx

This is an INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE only.

This is an intent to sole source notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of proposed action.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract to Eaton Corporation due to the proprietary nature of the equipment. The contract will be a Base plus Four (4) Option Years Firm Fixed award. The statutory authority for this noncompetitive acquisition is FAR 13.106- 1(b) as implemented by

FAR 6.302-1.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541511, and the FSC/PSC is DA10. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and award an Open Market Sole Source Firm Fixed award for KIOSK Key Control System Support for the Eastern Kansas Health Care System (EKHCS) to include Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS and Colmery O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, KS.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. A

SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED.

AdvanTech, Inc. is an authorized distributor and value-added reseller for CaptureTech Products hardware and software. They have the responsibility to promote, distribute, sell, and offer technical assistance for CaptureTech Products hardware and software applications in their current data center for their current and future clients with full support from CaptureTech’s headquarters. AdvantTech, Inc is the provider of service support for CaptureTech’s KeyConductor key management system and CapLocker electronic locker.

Service personnel must be OEM CaptureTech Products certified. No third-party contractors are allowable for this particular contract action.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement via email to Erika.Kobulnicky@va.gov by 0900 AM CST December 13, 2024. All responses received by the closing date specified herein will be considered by the Government, any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence and provide an Authorization Service Letter from CaptureTech Products the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) by the required date. However, a determination by the Government to not compete is solely within the discretion of the Government.