J--Services--Liquitech Water System Maintenance

Notice Type: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), VISN 8 Network Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract for the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, 10,000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bay Pines, Florida 33744. This proposed contract action is for Liquitech Water Disinfection System Maintenance Service in which the Government intends to award a firm, fixed-price contract for a base and four (4) option years with only one source, Liquitech, Inc., 421 Eisenhower LN S., Lombard, IL 60148 (a small business) under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1 (a)(2), only one responsible source. Liquitech s Tier 3 Maintenance Plan covers system monitoring & analysis, testing & validation, and annual flow cell maintenance for the currently installed Liquitech Copper Silver Ionization System. The system is comprised of a Liquitech LC10S1000 controller (SR #212265) and two (2) QF14-4/4 flow cells. The manufacturer, Liquitech Inc., has confirmed that they are the sole, owner, developer, and service provider of the Liquitech Electronic Control Unit software. Response: Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described above. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.com) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 221310 with a size standard of $27,500,000.00. Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 7 calendar days from the date of the publication of this special notice. All information is to be submitted no later than 4:30PM EST, March 16, 2017 to: [email protected].