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Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Noaa Lanotte Noaa.Lanotte@va.gov 303-712-5794

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In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), this Notice of Intent is to inform all parties the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 located at 6162 South Willow Drive Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 intends to award a sole source procurement for the following requirement to the large business manufacturer, Agilent Technologies Inc, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara CA 95051.

Annual preventive maintenance, calibration, and servicing for Agilent HPLC 1260 and InfinityLab LC/MSD iQ Instrument:

· Annual preventative maintenance (PM) visit

· Annual onsite preventive maintenance including travel and labor

· Genuine Agilent parts required for preventive maintenance

· Compliance and Software Services

· Operational qualification (OQ)

· Requalification after major repair (RQ)

· Software maintenance agreement (SMA)

· Covers all onsite hardware repairs of referenced Agilent equipment and includes

· Preferred response to on-demand calls

· Onsite repair visits, including travel time and labor

· Genuine Agilent replacement or repair parts

· Consumables/supplies provided when required for repairs

· Unlimited phone support for hardware/software issues

· Unlimited onsite repairs for hardware issues

· Travel, labor, parts, and consumables required for repairs

· Preferred response time for repairs

· **if instrument cannot be repaired it will be replaced – Does not include modules in EGS (Extended Support)

System and Components:

Pump VL

Detector

Autosampler

InfinityLab LC/MSD iQ System

Quaternary Pump

Vialsampler

Compartment

Pump, KF25, I/O, RS232/485

Selective Detector

Sample Thermostat

Electrospray Source

Agilent Technologies is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and does not authorize any other vendor to sell factory services or parts for their equipment. In addition, Agilent Technologies is the sole source provider for factory replacement parts, proprietary software updates, factory authorized training for authorized service representatives, factory upgrades and service notes, and factory authorized escalation services.

The associated North America Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 811210 and the Small Business Size Standard is $34 Million.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than 9:00 AM Mountain Standard Time, Friday, July 14th, 2023. Information received in response to this notice must clearly demonstrate the capability of meeting the Government’s need as stated above. Include any relevant information (specifications, cut sheets, brochures, capability statement, etc.) confirming the ability to supply the products and/or any services outlined in this notice. Responses to this notice are to be sent to Noaa.Lanotte@va.gov.

A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government is not responsible for any potential costs incurred from interested parties desiring to respond to this notice.

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