J--NOTICE OFINTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Robert J. Dole -WI - TempTrak service contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Cooper-Atkins Corporation, 33 Reed s Gap Rd. Middlefield, CT 06455. Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, parts, and expertise necessary to provide preventive maintenance and emergency (unscheduled) maintenance of the Cooper-Atkins Temp Trak Equipment. Hours of coverage is 24 X 7, 365 days per year. Equipment located at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center. The place of performance is for the Robert J. Dole VA medical Center located at 5500 E. Kellogg Ave, Wichita, KS 67218. The NAICS code is 334519 with a size standard of 500 employees. The solicitation number is 36C25519Q0059 This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a period of performance of a Base year plus two option years. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT November 12, 2018 at 3:00 PM CST. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement, Notice of Intent. If after November 12,2018 no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with the Cooper Atkins Corporation. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist Michael Murphy, who can be reached at [email protected]. The Network Contracting Office 15 address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 South. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.