Lease and Maintenance Services for Baxter EXACTAMIX 2400 Pharmacy Compounding Equipment, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI

See attached Sole Source Determination (J & A)..

Notice of Intent to Sole Source
The Regional Health Contracting Office-Pacific intends to award a firm-fixed price, commercial contract to Baxter Healthcare Corporation (a large business) to lease and provide preventive maintenance and repair services for Baxter brand EXACTAMIX 2400 pharmacy compounding system equipment at the Tripler Army Medical Hospital, Hawaii. This requirement is for an estimated period of performance from 15 February 2019 to 14 February 2020 Base Period and four (4) 1-year Option Periods. The scope of the requirement includes, but is not limited to: providing all equipment, parts, material and technical support to supply and maintain the EXACTAMIX 2400 system in a fully functional condition in accordance with the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications. Due to their proprietary licensing, Baxter Healthcare Corporation is the only vendor that will be able to service this system as the equipment owner and the sole authorized service provider. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible Source and no other services will satisfy agency requirements.

This notice is neither a request for quotes nor a solicitation of offers; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Although this requirement will be sole-sourced, the follow-on (base and four option periods) contract is anticipated to be awarded within the next 2 months. The applicable FSC/PSC is W065, and the NAICS code of this procurement is 532490; which has a size standard is $32.5 M. Since the intent is to procure these services on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov).

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