J--Air Exchange Unit Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 intends to negotiate a sole source with Datex-Ohmeda Inc, DBA GE Healthcare, 3030 Ohmeda Drive, Madison, WI 53718-6704 to provide full service and maintenance for (11) eleven anesthesia equipment listed in this notice for Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) located at 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX 76504. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253 (c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The described services fulfill a recurring need for supplies and services for use at the Central Texas Veteran Health Care System and only Datex-Ohmeda Inc, DBA GE Healthcare can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond to this requirement. UT Datex-Ohmeda Inc, DBA GE Healthcare is the sole source and will not use any sub-contractors for any portion of this service. The agreement term will be for 12 months from the date of award. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to [email protected] no later than Monday, April 27, 2015, 12PM CDT. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The following services are required: List of Anesthesia equipment EE # Equipment Type Serial # 61559 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRH02074 61560 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRH02075 61558 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRH02076 61556 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRH02077 61557 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRH02078 64745 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRK02367 64748 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRK02368 64749 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRK02369 64750 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRK02370 97712 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRR00130 97715 AESTIVA/5 7900 ANESTHESIA MACHINE AMRR00131 Preventive Maintenance Schedule: Required Testing Number Frequency AIR EXCHANGE 10 each (rooms) Quarterly TRACE GAS ANALYSIS 10 each (rooms) Quarterly PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 11 each (machines) Semi-Annually VAPORIZER EFFICACY TEST 11 each (machines) Semi-Annually