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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Project Title: Preventive Maintenance and Inspection Service for Government-Owned FUJIFILM VisualSonics’ VEVO 3100 System for the VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS).

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22, hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract for Preventive Maintenance and Inspection Service for Government-Owned FUJIFILM VisualSonics’ VEVO 3100 System to FUJIFILM VisualSonics Corporation. The period of performance for this effort will be base year plus four (4) one (1)-year option periods.

PARTICIPATING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES:

VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DRIVE

SAN DIEGO, CA 92161

This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from acquiring these services on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for the aforementioned requirement based on the application of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). This hereby constitutes a synopsis of the action proposed in this announcement.

Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission or objective.

The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.

This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals. This is not a solicitation.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist; Allan Dela Cruz at allan.delacruz@va.gov. Responses via e-mail only (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response) on or before June 21, 2019 at 10:00 AM PDT. Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Submission – FUJIFILM VEVO 3100.

Future notices and announcements regarding this effort will be an amendment to this post.