36C26219R0154-001.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, located at 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart13.106-1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. This will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award and an anticipated award date is set for 8/28/2019.

The intended Contractor is AGFA Healthcare Corporation (AGFA) located at 10 S Academy Street, Greenville, SC 29601-2632.

The Contractor AGFA shall provide the Radiology Department Data Center Storage Upgrade at the Sepulveda Data Center – Tier 4 Expansion to the existing VISN 22 wide PACS Storage Devices located at the Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073.

AGFA Healthcare Corporation is the original manufacturer of PACS and holds the Proprietary Rights to ALL Equipment, Parts, Software and Licensing. PACS has the following logistical components: HIS/RIS interface engine, work-flow engine, database, and storage and viewing system. These components are supplied and licensed by AGFA. Any Data Center Storage Upgrade of AGFA hardware and software must be handled by AGFA Healthcare. A third-party vendor would not be able to access software as it is proprietary and restricted, and nor does AGFA provide 3rd party vendor authorization to service, repair, maintain or move PACS equipment. AGFA is the only vendor that can provide and implement the hardware for the Data Center Storage Upgrade.

The proposed period of performance shall be from September 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019. Total estimated value for the Base Year is $221,163.46. The contract period shall be for three (3) months.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 541519 – Other Computer Related Services. The Product of Service Code for this requirement is, D325 – IT and Telecommunications – Datacenters and Storage. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $27.5M.

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Soledad De La Torre at Soledad.Delatorre@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, Request for Proposal (RFP) 36C26219R0154. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit an offer or quotation which shall be considered by the agency no later than 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on August 28, 2019 to Soledad De La Torre at Soledad.Delatorre@va.gov. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

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