NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE CDI.docx

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract, and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 07, located at 325 Folly Road, Charleston South Carolina is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Delivery Order under FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Part 13.501(a) (i) Only One Available Source. This notice satisfies the posting requirements at FAR Part 5.101.

The intended Contractor is University of Alabama at Birmingham, 701 S 20th Street Birmingham, AL 35294-0001. Place of Performance for this requirement is for the Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 19th St. S, Birmigham, AL 35233. The Birmingham VA Medical Center Alabama is requesting research services through the University of Biemingham at Alabama for the Civitan MRI which is used exclusively for brain imaging and has all the imaging parameters, brain imaging accessories specifically to measure neuroinflammation for our type of study. The MRI scanner is a Siemens Prisma 3.0T whole body MRI system for structural, functional, and spectroscopic imaging. Specifically, spectroscopic imaging capabilities make it the best for detecting neuroinflammation.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541715. The Federal Supply Class (FSC/PSC) is AN21. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1000 Employees.

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 Rudy A. Cortinez, rudy.cortinez@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, 36C247-25 -AP- 0709 – University of Birmingham Alabama. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capabilities statement no later than 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05 December, 2024 to the above mentioned point of contact. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.