P02 - RFI 36C26225Q1060 Sole Source.pdf

36C26225Q1060 – FACSLyric Workstation

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 Becton, Dickinson and Company, a large business, headquartered at 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.

The San Diego Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in VISN 22 site requires a workstation upgrade package to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 for 2 FACSLyric workstations with the preinstalled proprietary software to include materials, labor, and support. This upgrade will entail the purchase of new computers with the Proprietary Medical Operating System pre-installed. The proprietary software allows continued use of the existing BD FACSLyric systems to continue with full trust that there are no compatibility issues in providing critical patient care.

(See Attachments P02 - Attachment A SOW and P02 - Attachment B Salient Characteristics).

Becton, Dickinson and Company is the only known contractor that is capable to provide these services considering that their systems use a proprietary Operating System. The time, effort and cost to replace the entire workstation and instruments is cost prohibitive and not in the best interest of the government. This RFI is not for the replacement of the full system but to upgrade one (1) piece of equipment that completes the system.

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, 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Product/Service Code for this requirement is 6515 – medical and surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1,000 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 Marcos Diaz at Marcos.Diaz@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, 36C26225Q1060 – FACSLyric Workstation. 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 capability statement which shall be considered by the agency no later than 10:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) on June 26 to Marcos Diaz at Marcos.Diaz@va.gov. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

SDVOSB/VOSB respondents.

If respondent is or SDVOSB or VOSB, respondent is encouraged to provide proof of https://veterans.certify.sba.gov certification. In addition, SDVOSB/VOSB Contractors are asked to acknowledge that they understand the limitations on sub-contracting pursuant to FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-Contracting, which will be included in the impending solicitation. Further SDVOSB/VOSB contractors are asked to respond that they are capable of providing the requested services keeping within the parameters of this clause.

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 mailto:Marcos.Diaz@va.gov mailto:Marcos.Diaz@va.gov https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/

36C26225Q1060 – FACSLyric Workstation

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