J--Emergency Repair Siemens 1.5T MRI

The Department Of Veterans Affairs, VISN 15 Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and Compelling Urgency, to Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 110 Macalyson Court, Cary, NC 27511. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. will furnish all necessary labor, equipment, tools, materials, parts, repair services, maintenance, to Repair a Siemens 1.5T Area Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner. The place of performance is for the Department of Veterans Affairs St Louis VAMC, John Cochran VA Medical Center. The St Louis VAMC, John Cochran VAMC is located at 915 N Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63106. The NAICS code for these items is 811219 (Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance). The solicitation number is VA255-17-Q-0848. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract for a one time service. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT 04 August, 2017, at 12:00 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 VA255-17-Q-0848 Notice of Intent. If after 04 August, 2017, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, 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, Chris Lankford, who can be reached at [email protected], and also send your response to [email protected]. The VISN 15 Contracting Office address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 South. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.