J043--Preventive Maintenance Services for the Medical Air System at VA Caribbean Healthcare System

The Department of Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), operating under Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8), has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole-source contract for preventive maintenance services of the Medical Air Vacuum System. The notice indicates the agency will contract with Technical Systems Specialties, Inc., identified as the only authorized manufacturer's representative for Beacon Medaes equipment in Puerto Rico. This procurement falls under NAICS code 333912 (Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees and Product Service Code J043 for maintenance and repair of pumps and compressors. The contract will be awarded under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(2), which allows for sole-source procurements under specific circumstances. The Facilities Management Service at VACHS requires these specialized maintenance services to ensure proper operation of critical medical equipment.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the contracting community of the agency's intent to proceed with a non-competitive procurement while providing an opportunity for potential contractors to demonstrate that competition would benefit the government. Any interested parties must submit responses by August 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM Puerto Rico local time to Contracting Officer Baryan Sierra via email. Responses must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government, as this notice is not a request for competitive quotes or a formal solicitation. The selected contractor will be required to provide all necessary personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other services needed to perform the maintenance work as outlined in the Performance Work Statement. No solicitation package is currently available, and the notice emphasizes that interested parties must meet the burden of proving that competitive procurement would serve the government's interests better than the proposed sole-source approach.