J065--Hitachi MRI Preventive Maintenance and Repair Services

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) intends to award a sole source contract to FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation for preventive maintenance, repair, and software maintenance/upgrade services on a Hitachi model 866031 Oasis XP open MRI system, for the Veterans Healthcare System of The Ozarks (VHSO) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13.

This VA facility has a requirement for a contractor to provide all parts, labor, tools, materials, equipment, software, transportation, and supervision necessary to maintain the Hitachi Oasis XP open MRI system. Based on market research it has been determined that FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation is the only vendor capable of providing all the required preventive maintenance, repair, and software maintenance/upgrade services.

This notice will be distributed solely through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The North American Classification System Code is 811219, Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.

The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement, to include the documentation required by VAAR 852.212-72(c) to the attention of: James Hunt, email address: james.hunt2@va.gov, no later than Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 8:00am (Central Time). Only emailed responses will be considered. Information received will be utilized solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is at the sole discretion of the Government.