J065--Carl Zeiss Artevo SMA Sole Source Announcement
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25726AP1007
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 17
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 seeks to procure preventive maintenance and emergency repair services for a Zeiss Artevo 850 medical equipment located at the VA Valley Coastal Bend Harlingen Healthcare Center in Harlingen, Texas. The contract will cover semi-annual scheduled maintenance and on-site emergency repair services on a firm-fixed-price basis. The VA intends to award this contract as a sole source procurement to PROAIM Americas, LLC under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5 authority, as Carl Zeiss Meditec USA Inc. has designated PROAIM as the exclusive authorized representative for service and repair of Zeiss products. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a small business size standard of $34 million. Interested parties may submit capability information to demonstrate their ability to meet this requirement by December 12, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Time, though this notice is not a request for competitive quotations.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is intended as a sole source award to PROAIM Americas, LLC, the current incumbent and exclusive authorized representative for Zeiss Meditec products and services. The VA emphasizes that only Carl Zeiss Meditec USA Inc. employed certified field service engineers are approved to perform service and repair work, and that Zeiss will not accept purchase orders from entities other than PROAIM for service or repair labor due to PROAIM's integration and established relationships with Zeiss field service technical support personnel and procedures. The pre-solicitation notice does not specify an anticipated award value or contract duration beyond indicating the services will be provided for the equipment located in Harlingen, Texas. The response deadline for interested parties to submit capability statements is December 12, 2025, at 10:00 AM Central Time.
Notice text
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to PROAIM Americas, LLC. For the preventive maintenance of the Zeiss Artevo 850. The Contractor will provide Semi-Annual scheduled maintenance and emergency repair service for the equipment. This equipment is located at the VA Valley Coastal Bend, Harlingen Healthcare Center (HCC), located at 2601 Veterans Drive, Harlingen, Texas 78550.
Only Carl Zeiss Meditec USA Inc. employed certified field service engineers are approved to perform service repair services on Zeiss products/ equipment. Carl Zeiss Meditec USA Inc. does not authorize any other entity to perform repairs or service on these products.
Only PROAIM representing Carl Zeiss Meditec USA Inc. is authorize to represent Zeiss related to Zeiss OPTIME Service Contracts, and or ON-SITE Repair for Zeiss Products. Zeiss will not accept PO s from other entities for service and or repair labor other than PROAIM.
This is due to the PROAIM s integration and knowledge with Zeiss Field Service Tech Support entities. This includes personnel and procedures of Zeiss tech support and Field Service teams providing efficiency to the end user customer of the Federal Government.
This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.5. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability in response to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 811210 with a small business size standard of $34 million.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 10:00 A.M., CT, December 12, 2025, in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Rafael Rodriguez, Contract Specialist, at Rafael.Rodriguez2@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C25726P0139.docx | DOCX document |
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