NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE*** Hines Rapiscan X-Ray Maintenance

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE



The Department of Veterans Affairs, Acquisition Business Service, 425 I Street NW, Washington DC, intends to award a sole-source contract to Rapiscan Systems INC. (Rapiscan), 2805 Columbia ST, Torrance, CA 90503. It will be a Firm-Fixed Price, base with four (4) additional one year option period contract to provide preventative and emergency maintenance for the Rapiscan X-Ray machines located at the Hines Information Technology Center, P.O. Box 7001, Hines, IL 60141. Rapiscan X-Ray equipment is subject to being maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's standards and specifications. Rapiscan requires that all parts and labor will be inspected and work will be accomplished by a Rapiscan technician. Rapiscan is the only company identified as being capable of providing continued maintenance on the proprietary Rapiscan X-Ray machines. The contract shall include but is not limited to: repair/replacement of parts and labor for these systems and installation. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation for offers. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost information, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same products/services to Dan Cordes, Contract Specialist, at Daniel.Cordes@va.gov by May 19, 2014 at 2:00 PM EST. All capability statements received by closing of this notification will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement unless responses received dictate otherwise. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 811219 with a Small Business Size Standard of $19 Million dollars. This is for informational purposes only and not to be construed as a commitment by the government. Any information submitted to this notice of intent is voluntary.