J--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement Omnicell Service Plan

Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 17, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced task order to Omnicell, Inc. for procurement of the following services: 0001: Support Services Maintenance Agreement; Unit of Issue: MO, Qty.: 12 Contractor shall provide telephone support, remote software and interface diagnostics, on-site support, repair or replacement of parts and upgrades. Contractor shall provide telephone support 24/7, Engineer coverage Monday through Friday 24/7, On-call support Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 6:00 AM to 6 PM. Telephone response times; 30 Minutes Monday through Friday 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Two (2) hours Monday through Friday 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. On-site response times; 6 hours for disabled system, 24 hours for non-critical failures. Equipment/service locations: South Texas Veterans Health Care System Audie Murphy VA Hospital Kerrville VA Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. 3600 Memorial Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78229-4404 Kerrville, TX 78028-5768 Equipment/Service Items: 175 Equipment/Service Items: 18 The proposed sole source procurement is being made with Omnicell, Inc. based on pricing in their VA National Acquisition Center (NAC) pricelist. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded based on offers received in response to this notice; however, any offers received may be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. All responsible sources may submit a response; which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. If no affirmative written response is received within 5 days from the publication of this notice, a task order will be issued to Omnicell, Inc. without any further notice. The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304, as implemented by FAR 8.405-6 Limited Sources. Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. The POC does not have any visibility to the Interested Vendors List tab within the notice. Interested firms must respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration.