36C26220R0006-001.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. The proposed period of performance shall be from November 1, 2019 through October 31, 2020. The overall total estimated value for this requirement is $572,220.00 for a Base Year plus three one-year options. This will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award and an anticipated award date is set for 11/01/2019.

The intended Contractor is Medtronic USA, Inc. located at 710 Medtronic Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55432-5603.

The Contractor Medtronic shall provide the Facilities Management Service (FMS) Department Full-Service Coverage Services on Medtronic StealthStation O-Arm Imaging and S8 Navigation System Government Owned Medtronic equipment located at the Department of Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System (VALLHS) located at 11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA 92357.

Medtronic USA is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and holds all Proprietary Rights to Equipment, Parts, Software Systems and Licensing of the StealthStation O-Arm Imaging System and Navigation System and attempts to repair or service is recommended by OEM Technicians. These units need to be maintained by authorized, trained Medtronic representatives to original equipment parts, as required by Medtronic. A third-party vendor would not be able to access software as it is proprietary and restricted, and nor does Medtronic USA, Inc. provide third-party vendor authorization to service, repair, maintain or move equipment. Medtronic USA Inc. is the only vendor that can provide Full-Service and Coverage for the StealthStation O-Arm Imaging System and Navigation System and equipment by Medtronic USA. The Medtronic System stores navigated patient cases on PACS and transfer patient series from PACS to the StealthStation and O-Arm Imaging System and Navigation System and preventing mishandling of PHI on a CD or USB Device. Due to the unique characteristics of this requirement, it is concluded that only Medtronic USA can provide these services.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 811219 – Other Electronic and precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The Product of Service Code for this requirement is, J067 – Maintenance and Repair of Photographic Equipment. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $20.0M.

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 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/13.htm#P427_61436 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/13.htm#P427_61436

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P a g e 2 | 2 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) 36C26220R0006. 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 10/28/2019 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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