J061--Switchgear Annual Maintenance and Inspection INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VA VHA VISN 8) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a contract for switchgear annual maintenance and inspection. Specifically, the VA's Network Contracting Office 8, representing the C.W. Bill Young Veterans Administration Medical Center, plans to award a contract to ASCO POWER SERVICES INC. under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b). The contract will focus on Emergency Power Equipment services for 12470 volt and 480-volt ASCO Power Technologies paralleling switchgear across the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System. The procurement is categorized under NAICS Code 335313 for Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing and Product Service Code J061 for maintenance and repair of electric power distribution equipment. The contract structure will include one base year and four option years.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide market research and allow potential contractors to submit competitive concerns regarding the proposed sole source award. Interested parties must submit any written responses or concerns directly to Contracting Officer Michael A. Shook via email at michael.shook@va.gov no later than March 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST. While the notice indicates a sole source intent with ASCO POWER SERVICES INC., the VA is open to hearing about potential alternative providers who could meet the agency's specific requirements for emergency power equipment services. The contract's objectives include comprehensive support for the switchgear system, encompassing set-up, calibration, modification, and troubleshooting. This notice serves as a preliminary market research step and is not a formal solicitation, with any submissions being used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could potentially be applied to this acquisition.