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This special notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs announces the intent to issue a sole source contract to Satisloh North America Inc. for the replacement of failing equipment in the VA's Optical Fabrication Lab. The equipment to be replaced includes two ART-Deblockers and one Magna-Spin Coater. Satisloh has sole proprietary rights to the automated surfacing, finishing, and coating lab equipment currently installed at the OFL. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price agreement. The response date is not provided, as this is a notice of intent rather than a solicitation. An award notice will be posted after contract award along with the required justification and approval. The purpose of this notice is to satisfy publicizing requirements for the proposed sole source procurement.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Intent to Sole Source Optical Fabrication Lab Replacement Equipment

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
98661

SOLICITATION NUMBER*

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE

ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6540
NAICS CODE*
339115
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Network Contracting Office 20

ATTN: V4CONT

1601 E. Fourth Plain Blvd Bldg.17, Suite B428 Vancouver WA 98661

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Darien Justice darien.justice@va.gov

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs VA, in accordance with FAR 13.501, intends to issue a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Satisloh North America Inc. The VA’s Optical Fabrication Lab (OFL) has a need to replace failing equipment used in eyeglasses manufacturing. A list of parts being replaced will be provided below this paragraph. Satisloh has sole proprietary rights for its automated surfacing, finishing, and coating lab equipment currently in place at the OFL. The NAICS Code is 339115 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. The statutory authority for restricting competition under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, or Sole Sourcing, is 41 U.S.C. 253(c), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b). This notice of intent is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Equipment
Part number
Qty
ART-Deblocker 2
01-053-658
1
Magna-Spin Coater
R1-050-170
1

An award notice will be posted and accompanied by the Justification and Approval after award IAW FAR 5.301(a)(2) and 13.501(a)(1)(iii).

This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining the marketplace for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.

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