8340--CANOPYS FOR COVID19 EMERGENCY

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 22, is issuing this special notice to inform industry contractors of the intent to execute an oral solicitation In accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 13.106(c)(2), an oral solicitation may not be practicable for contract actions exceeding $25,000 unless covered by an exception in 5.202. Based on the current emergency state of the Nation and the COVID-19 pandemic, the exception provided under 5.202 to orally solicit is FAR Part 5.202(2), the proposed contract action is made under the conditions described in 6.302-2(or, for purchases conducted using simplified acquisition procedures, if unusual and compelling urgency precludes competition to the maximum extent practicable) and the Government would be seriously injured if the agency complies with the time periods specified in 5.203. The award is to Choura Events LLC., 540 Hawaii Ave, Torrance, CA 90503. VA Long Beach Medical Center (VALBMC) requires a contractor to provide 4 Canopies to create a quarantine location for potential Veterans who may been infected or have come in contact with COVID-19 virus for the VALBMC. This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13. The place of performance is as follows: VA Long Beach, 5901 E. 7th street Long Beach CA 90822. The award date for this COVID-19 Emergency is March 30, 2020. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 336214, The Small Business Administration size standard for this sector is 1,000 Employees. The award amount is $35,393.01. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.