NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4, 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Phigenics LLC, for water quality sampling and testing per the Safe Drinking Water Act at the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center (VAMC). These items constitute open market items that are being added to a GSA FSS task order for administrative convenience per FAR 8.402(f). The proposed contract action is for a base year plus four (4) option years. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1, Single Source Awards. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541620 with a small business size standard of $15M. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 12:00 P.M., EST, on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon 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. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Brittney Parker, Contract Specialist, at
[email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Open Market Items: WC-600 Alkalinity Qty-68 WC-670 Chloride Qty/68 WC-740 Hardness, Calcium Qty/68 WC-750 Hardness, Magnesium Qty/68 WC-760 Hardness, Total Qty/68