Maintenance Service Contract for Eppendorf equipment

Added: Sep 08, 2015 12:31 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 22, is issuing this special notice to inform industry contractors of the intent to execute a Single Source award as prescribed in FAR 13.106-1(b)(i) with Eppendorf North America, Inc. ("Eppendorf") 102 Motor Parkway, Suite 410, Hauppauge, NY 11788-5178.



Prior to soliciting, market research was conducted and concluded that Eppendorf is the only entity that holds exclusive rights and proprietary data to the Government owned biomedical equipment located at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Eppendorf provides all services in house and does not authorize and/or certify any other entity to perform these services. In accordance with FAR Part 13.106-1(b) (i), there is only one (1) source reasonably available.



This requirement is to provide one (1) year and up to four (4) option years of Full Protection Service Agreement. The proposed period of performance will be from 09/15/2015 through 09/14/2016.



This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR part 13. The place of performance is as follows: VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073. The anticipated award date is September 15, 2015. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 811219 (Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance). The Small Business Administration size standard for this sector is $20.5 million.



This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.



Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities no later than 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on September 14, 2015. Interested parties shall e-mail all statements, quote, and capabilities to the attention of Edgar Alvizar at edgar.alvizar@va.gov with "Statement of Capabilities - Maintenance Service for Eppendorf biomedical equipment." on the subject line. Files should be sent in PDF format and no larger than 10MB or they may be automatically rejected by the server. The senders bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt. Telephone responses shall NOT be accepted.