J065--36C249-21-AP-1572 621-21-4-096-0379 Varian Hardware Maintenance

Page 2 of 2 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C249-21-AP-1572 On behalf of the Nashville VA Medical Center, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 is issuing this Intent to Sole Source. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a Firm Fixed Price award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to Honeywell Building Solutions. The prospective contractor shall provide annual service/maintenance of the Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator and accessories, including the TrueBeam Linear Accelerator H193072, PerfectPitch Couch, MV Imager, KV Imager, Rapid Arc/VVMAT, iCBCT, Identify Essentials TBD, RPM Gating H50A057, TrueBeam Linear Accelerator H194739, PerfectPitch Couch, MV Imager, KV Imager, Rapid Arc/VVMAT, iCBCT, Identify Essentials, RPM Gating, Identify Essentials, and CT RPM Gating, which shall provide routine preventative and corrective maintenance in order to ensure optimal working condition and lessen the likelihood of down time. This requirement includes weekday standard Hours from 8AM-5PM and OSL extended hours 5pm to 9pm M-F, 95% Uptime guarantee, 30-minute phone response, 4-hour on-site response time, and Varian remote services. NCO 9 intends to award this requirement as a sole source purchase order under the provision of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 to Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Based on market research, the required service can only be purchased from Varian Medical Systems Inc. According to the current manufacturer, Only Varian can provide and install Varian software upgrades and firmware patches for Varian products. Only Varian service and support technicians can directly escalate to Varian Product Specialists, Product Support Engineering and Engineering for service issues and product repairs. Therefore, the sole source award to Varian Medical Systems Inc. is in the best interest of the government. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811219 with the size standard of $20.5 million. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any vendor who believes it can meet the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by April 19, 2021 at 8:00 am CT. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to [email protected]. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. SAM: Interested parties shall be register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. SAM information can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.