J--EMERGENCY - TOSHIBA ULTIMAX R/F MACHINE REPAIR

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 TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. 9740 Irvine Blvd. Floor 1, Irvine, CA 926181608. Toshiba America will perform repairs on the Toshiba Ultimax R/F machine, as well as provide labor, travel, parts, and software reinstallation. This will be a firm-fixed price contract. The place of performance is for the Saint Louis VA Medical Center. The Saint Louis VAMC is located at 915 N Grand Blvd., Saint Louis, MO 63106-1621. The NAICS code is 811219 with a size standard of $20.5 Million. The award number is VA255-15-P-0056. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT 03 October 2014 at 2:00 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 VA255-15-P-0056 Notice of Intent. If after 03 October 2014, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department Of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Toshiba America. 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, Kevin Wallace who can be reached at [email protected]. The Network Contracting Office 15 address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.