J--674-16-1-5122-0013_Xenex UV Room Disinfection Systems Maintenance-CTX, Temple

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 intends to award a firm fixed price services contract to Xenex Disinfection Services, LLC, 121 Interpark, Ste. 104, San Antonio, TX, 78216, to provide preventive maintenance and other support services for three each Xenex "Germ Zapping Robots" (model 426t), ultraviolet room disinfection systems, located in the Olin E Teague Veterans Medical Center, 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX, 76504, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System which is also the requesting location. NAICS 811219 applies to the acquisition with a small business standard of $20.5 million. 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) with FAR 13.5 Test Program for Certain Commercial Items and specifically FAR 13.501 Special Documentation Requirements, where acquisitions conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, but still require a justification using the format of FAR 6.303-2. Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. The described contract will meet recurring needs for services for the aforementioned devices, and only Xenex can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond to this requirement. The period of performance shall be from the anticipated award date of June 1, 2016, and will extend for 12 months hence. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is currently available, but the initial statement of work (SOW) is attached to this notice. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to the Contracting Specialist, Jerry Hyndman, contractor with the The Arcanum Group, at [email protected] no later than March 17, 12pm CT. Telephone inquiries to the contract specialist from potential offerors 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.