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Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs NCO 22 - Network Contracting 3601 S. 6th Avenue Tucson AZ 85723

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Charity Cazee charity.cazee@va.gov 520-792-1450

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22 Attn: Charity Cazee Department of Veteran Affairs 3601 S. 6TH Avenue, Bldg. 45 Tucson, Arizona 85723

(520) 792-1450 Ext. 16236

Intent to Sole Source: The Government intends to make a sole award firm-fixed-price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.302-2 Only One Source in conjunction with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The requirement is for VITEK LAB ANALYZER PM&R SERVICES. A Service Contract is needed to provide upgrades to include the most recent version and added functional enhancements to the server currently in use. Place of Performance is at the San Diego VA Medical Center. The intended source is BIOMERIEUX, INC. 515 S. COLOROW DR, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108. In accordance with FAR Part 6, contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by a written justification and approval described in FAR 6.303 and 6.304; as applicable, the justification will be posted within fourteen (14) days after contract award. The Government will consider all capability statements received by this synopsis's closing date. The Government's determination not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the Government's discretion. Information received will be considered strictly to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code that this work falls under is 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $34.0 Million.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All capable sources must provide past performance experience in similar research services and be a licensed provider (whichever applies to the requirement). All the above information should be included in the vendors' capability in response to this notice.

All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Charity.Cazee@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PT), 12/19/2024. Please ensure notice #36C26225Q0275 is cited on all submitted documents.

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