Pharmogistics system

SPECIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Pharmogistics System
The Department of Veteran Affairs, Louis Stokes Medical Center (CLE VAMC), Pharmacy Service, 10701 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106 - Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The NAICS code is 339113 with a small business size standard of 750. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with one of CareFusion s (3750 Torrey View Court, San Diego, CA 92130) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) authorized distributors: Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions; Four Points Technology; or MicroTech for a Pharmogistics System.
This requirement does not provide for full and open competition regardless of the number of sources solicited. Inadequate competition is available for this requirement due to proprietary software embedded in existing equipment.
The requirement is for an upgrade of the Pharmogistics carousel inventory storage system currently in operation currently in the Pharmacy to the Pyxis ES platform in order to make it compatible with the rest of the Pyxis system in use throughout the CLE VAMC.
Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by Friday, May 17, 2019 at 5PM EST. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis.  All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Rachelle Hamer at rachelle.hamer@va.gov.
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