ASP STERILIZERS SERVICE CONTRACT Notice of Intent (NOI) to sole source in accordance with FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR Subpart 13. 5.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, is issuing this notice of intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors 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 with Ethicon d.b.a. Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), 33 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618-2346.



This requirement is to provide a base year and one (1) option year for a Full Service Agreement for the Government-owned ASP Sterilizer Equipment.



The proposed period of performance will be from 2/1/2016 through 1/31/2018. The Full Service Agreement will include, but not limited to the following:



I. Technical Support

II. Corrective Maintenance (CM)

III. Planned Maintenance (PM)

IV. Upgrades of software

V. Unlimited parts

VI. Unlimited labor

VII. Service reports



This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart13.5, allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. This will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award and an anticipated award date is set for 1/31/2016.



The places of performance are as follows:



I. VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (593), Site ID: 8296 & 1219740, 6900 N. Pecos Rd., N. Las Vegas, NV 89086



II. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (691), Site ID: 8304, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073



III. VA Long Beach Healthcare System (600), Site ID: 8309, 5901 E. 7th St., Long Beach, CA 90822



IV. VA San Diego Healthcare System (664), Site ID: 8316, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161



V. VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (605), Site ID: 8318, 11201 Benton St., Loma Linda, CA 92357



The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. The Small Business Administration size standard for this sector is $20.5 million.



This NOI 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 Tue Tran at tue.tran@va.gov with the following referenced in the subject line, "VA262-16-Q-0217 - ASP FULL SERVICE CONTRACT". Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities no later than 12:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time on January 15, 2016. Interested parties shall e-mail all statements, quote, and capabilities to Tue Tran at tue.tran@va.gov. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.