Nurse Call System Preventative Maintenance Service

Added: May 14, 2015 2:10 pm Service contract for Simplex Grinnell Nurse Call System Full Service Maintenance Contract



The Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA intends to negotiate and procure service on a sole source of full service maintenance contract for Simplex Grinnell Nurse Call system.



The service is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other vendor will satisfy agency requirements. To the best of our knowledge Simplex Grinnell (NAICS 010568913) is the only source that can provide this service. This Nurse Call system is used to alert staff remotely of their need for urgent help. The current Nurse Call system is a SimplexGrinnell system who is the incumbent. The service agreement will include parts and labor coverage, after hour emergency service, software updates, and customer training. The incumbent is the only responsible party to conduct these services. No other supplies or services will satisfy these requirements.



This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any vendor that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer by May 20, 2015 8:00am (EST) the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information can be sent to the Contracting Officer via e-mail at Sarita.Foxworth2@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, Network Contracting Office 6 will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Simplex Grinnell as noted herein. Cost associated with the preparation and submission of information and/or any follow-up information requests are the responsibility of the vendor and these costs will not be reimbursed by the Government.