Intent to Award Sole Source: Linear Accelerator Preventative Maintenance

The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/PZIBA, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344 publishes this notice of intent to award a Sole Source contract for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for the acquisition of annual maintenance and repair services for the 88 HCOS/Cancer Care Center Clinic’s Linear Accelerator system. It was determined that Varian Medical Systems is a large business that is capable of meeting the Government’s specifications in the attached Performance Work Statement. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(2)(i), resulting in a Firm- Fixed -Price contract.

The proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 811210 -Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, (PSC) Q702 -Technical Medical Support. The proposed source is Varian Medical Systems, Inc, 3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, California 94304-1038. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation, or exception to the intent to purchase on a Sole Source basis, which shall be considered by the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack the of competition is as follows: Varian Medical Systems, Inc, is the only known business capable of meeting the Government’s requirements, which includes maintenance on already existing Varian Medical Systems’ utilized by the Cancer Care department.  Therefore, it is in the best interest of the Government to award to Varian Medical Systems, Inc.  Please see Attachment 2, Sole Source Justification, for more complete details.

Important Notice to Contractors:  All prospective awardees are required to register at the System for Award Management (SAM) and to maintain active registration during the life of the contract.  SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov.

Any information should be e-mailed to curtis.thomas.4@us.af.mil. no later than 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, 17 June 2024. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered. Be advised all correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads “FA860124Q0112 - Linear Accelerator Maintenance”.  Note that email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter emails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files).  Also, be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the email filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with the email, ensure only .pdf, .doc, .xls documents are sent.