Page 4 of 4 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 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. located at 3663 North Sam Houston Suite 400, Houston TX 77032 Siemens Medical Inc., will provide full service maintenance and repair services for one Siemen s Siemens AXIOM Luminos Agile; Somatom Definition FORCE, STELLANT Flex and Powerware 9395 225-275 kVA UPS system located in the Columbia MO VA Medical Center. This unit is considered mission critical and imperative for furnishing patient care. Failure of this system to function properly at all times may impact patient care and health. The Contractor shall supply all software fixes, patches, upgrades and personnel, equipment, supplies, travel and per diem required to provide on-site annual maintenance and unlimited emergency repair services. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. provides proprietary maintenance features as follows: CT Detector Coverage Repair and maintenance coverage of UFC (Ultra-Fast Ceramic) multi-slice spiral CT Detector. 300,000 scansec tube coverage. Hardware updates/upgrades and technical support. LifeNet access provides access to customer service information related to diagnostic imaging equipment that includes service and PM management tools, equipment performance reports, service documentation, asset management, and service management tools. Service SW access basic allows access to Siemens diagnostic software for troubleshooting and repair. Remote services combine high-tech engineering with state-of-the-art information technology. Syngo remote assist hotline support allows Siemens to connect to Siemens Imaging Console and provides direct real time support. UM Basic Report CT provides the customer with system-specific usage data, which collected from the equipment through the Siemens Remote Service connection. This detailed data enables the customer to leverage the equipment s full potential. The NAICS code is 621512 with a size standard of $15.0 Million. The solicitation number is 36C25521Q0554. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a period of performance of twelve (12) month Base year plus four (4) option years. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT August 9, 2021 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 August 9, 2021 no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Siemens Medical Inc. 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.