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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Central Iowa VA Health Care System

3600 30th Street

Des Moines IA

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 23 (NCO 23) 2501 W. 22nd St.

Sioux Falls SD 57105

POINT OF CONTACT*

John Breyer Contract Specialist john.breyer@va.gov 605-336-3230 x7847

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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DESCRIPTION

This is a Notice of Intent published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of a sole source, firm-fixed price contract, as authorized by FAR 13.106-1 – soliciting from a single source. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. for proprietary Ortho Vision Analyzer diagnostics, maintenance and replacement parts. Vendor must be an OEM authorized distributor, authorized dealer, authorized reseller and authorized servicer for the proposed equipment and services, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM’s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All diagnostics, maintenance and replacement parts shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. VA requires the proprietary maintenance and repair services from Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. because the parts, maintenance and repair services are unique or proprietary to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. Market research revealed that Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.is the only authorized provider allowed to perform maintenance on Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. Ortho Vision Analyzer currently being utilized by VA. The prime contractor for the maintenance and repair services must be Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified, offer OEM parts, and shall not provide gray market items. Gray market items are OEM goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. No remanufactured or gray market items will be acceptable. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811219 the service code is J065.

While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the requirement. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The Government understands that Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. is the only vendor that can provide the requested services. However, vendors that believe they can provide the capabilities required to fully meet the Government's requirement may submit information in writing to john.breyer@va.gov by 3:00 PM Central Time on Monday, December 13, 2021. Such documentation will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Presolicitation Notice