J065--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement - GE MUSE Service Maintenance Agreement

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17 has issued a Presolicitation Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement for a GE MUSE Service Maintenance Agreement. The notice, posted on April 13, 2026, announces the agency's intention to exercise future options under existing contract 36C25723P0434 with GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. The procurement covers two one-year service maintenance option line items (3001 and 4001) for medical equipment to be provided at the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, Texas. GE Healthcare has been identified as the sole provider of remote and on-site service support for this specialized equipment and does not subcontract or offshore any products or services. This is a presolicitation notice rather than a request for quotations or proposals.

The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the VA's intent to exercise existing contract options and to provide interested parties an opportunity to submit objections or relevant information within seven days of publication. The response deadline is April 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM Central Time, with responses directed to Contract Specialist Vance Farrell at vance.farrell@va.gov. If no affirmative written response is received within the seven-day period, the future options will be exercised automatically without further notice. This sole source procurement is justified based on the sole provider status of GE Healthcare for this particular equipment and support services. The procurement falls under Product Service Code J065 (Medical Equipment Maintenance) and NAICS Code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance).