FAC Symphony A5

Closed Special Notice Posted

Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 has issued a Special Notice regarding a single-source procurement for BD BIOSCIENCES. The notice pertains to an annual maintenance contract for a FACSymphony A5 instrument located at the Cleveland VA Medical Center. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106(b)(2), which allows for solicitation from a single source. The contract is structured to include one base year with the potential for up to four additional option years. The Special Notice emphasizes that this is not a competitive solicitation and represents the government's intention to proceed with a direct procurement.

Contractors interested in challenging this single-source procurement must submit written responses demonstrating clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The deadline for submitting such responses is March 28, 2025, at 12:00 PM EST, with all communications required to be sent via email to Nicholaus.Grassl@va.gov. The opportunity falls under NAICS Category 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a specific Product Service Code (PSC) of J065 for maintenance and repair of medical equipment. No solicitation package is available, and the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to pursue competitive bidding. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, and potential respondents must carefully prepare written submissions that provide substantive rationale for introducing competitive elements to this procurement.

Notice text

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network 10 Contracting Office, in accordance with FAR 13.106(b)(2) (soliciting from a single source) intends to purchase on a single source basis for one base-year and up to four (4) option years, with BD BIOSCIENCES; to provide annual maintenance for FACSymphony A5, at the Cleveland VA Medical Center.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, solicitations, or request for offers.  No solicitation package is available.  A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. 

No telephone inquiries will be accepted.  Responses must be submitted in writing by 03/28/2025, 12:00PM EST, and shall be sent via email to Nicholaus.Grassl@va.gov  

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