New Contract for maintenance, Asteres, EK (VA-18-00127264)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Asteres Inc., 4110 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121. Asteres will provide Script Center equipment service.
The place of performance is for the Leavenworth VAMC located at 4101 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.The NAICS code is 541512 with a size standard of $27.5 Million. The solicitation number is 36C25519Q0037 This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a period of performance of twelve (12) month 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 October 30, 2018 at 3:00 PM CST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required 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, Notice of Intent. If after October 30,2018 no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with the Asteres 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 Michael Murphy, who can be reached at michael.murphy7@va.gov. The Network Contracting Office 15 address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 South. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.
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