J065--Impella Heart Controller Maintenance | STL-JC VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 15 Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 1901 FAR Part 13.106-1 (b) (2); Soliciting from a Single Source because they are unique services available from only one source Abiomed, Inc., 22 Cherryhill Dive, Danvers MA 01923. Abiomed, Inc. will provide Impella Heart Controller maintenance including supplying all labor, travel, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, and all incidentals required to complete on-site full service planned maintenance and corrective maintenance (repair) of the equipment.

The place of performance is for the Department of Veterans Affairs St. Louis MOVAMC. The St. Louis MOVAMC John Cochran Division located at 915 North Grand Ave, St. Louis MO 63106. The NAICS code for these items is 811219 (Other Electronic & Precision Equipment Repair & Maintenance). This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract for a service with a base year plus four option years.

This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT May 11, 2020 at 11:59 PM CST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required supplies and/or services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered.

POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THE RESPONSE:

1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e. small/large), and DUNS Number.

2) Statement of Capability that demonstrates ability of providing the item in accordance with the attached Statement of Requirement (SOR) and past performance in providing this type of service.

Include examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information.

This notice is to assist the NCO 15 in determining SOURCES ONLY. This announcement is not a request for proposals or quotations. The Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation or submission of information in response to this announcement.

When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement 36C25520Q0386 Notice of Intent. If after May 11, 2020, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department Of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Abiomed, Inc.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes.

There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted.

The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist, Aubrey Visocsky who can be reached at Aubrey.Visocsky@va.gov. The VISN 15 Contracting Office address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 South. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.