36C26219R0186-001.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.

The intended Contractor is Datex-Ohmeda Inc. DBA: GE Healthcare, located at Datex-Ohmeda, Inc, PO

Box 641936, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-1936.

The VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (VALLHS) requires full-service maintenance for the Anesthesia

Machine, S/5 Compact Airway Module, and that will cover repair, exchange, labor, and maintenance on each unit, plus needed repairs during the term of the contract, excluding misuse or abuse. Replacement parts will be furnished on an exchange basis at GE healthcare’s expense and will be a new part or reconditioned part equivalent to new. Replaced parts become the property of the contractor. Two semiannual preventative maintenance procedures are to be completed in accordance with OEM specifications and any maintenance completed during the terms of the contract will result in a complete service report provided to the Loma

Linda VA hospital for reference and documentation. Such service shall comply with applicable regulations and standards covering medical equipment maintenance. If there are any SDBVOSB/VOSB’s that meets the need of this request, please submit your capability statement.

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.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 811219 – Other

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Product of Service Code for this requirement is J070 – Maintenance and Repair of Automatic Data Processing Equipment, Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $22 Million.

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 Edward Kook at

Edward.Kook@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, Request for Proposal

(RFP) 36C26220R0186 – Anesthesia Machine. 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 October 23, 2019 to Edward Kook at

Edward.Kook@va.gov. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

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