J065--Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC

Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 20 (NCO 20) on behalf of VISN 20 Northwest Healthcare Network intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price five (5) year contract (Base + 4 Option Years) to provide preventative maintenance and support of the Reverse Osmosis CWP 102 units for the Portland VA Medical Center with Evoqua Water Technologies, 210 6th Ave Ste 3300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b): Only one source is available to provide the service because of exclusive OEM proprietary licensing agreement.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations and no solicitation will be made. Interested parties verified in SAM may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement that includes an authorization/certification letter from the OEM manufacturer/supplier Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC verifying ability to provide preventative maintenance, parts, and support services in compliance with OEM specifications no later than July 27, 2022, at 1:00 PM PST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required OEM 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.

When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement 36C26022Q0713 Special Notice of Intent. If after July 27, 2022, and no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC.

Phone calls will not be accepted. The Contract Specialist point of contact for this action can be reached at Peter.Park2@VA.Gov.