J--Maintenance of Millipore Filtration System

SPECIAL NOTICE: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Saginaw, Michigan is soliciting and intends to award a firm fixed price contract for preventative maintenance of the Millipore Water Filtration system located at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, 1500 Weiss Street, Saginaw, MI 48602. NAICS Code 811219, size standard $20.5 million. The Government intends, in accordance with FAR 6.302.1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements), to negotiate on a sole source basis with Millipore Corporation (34 Maple Street, Bedford, MA 01730), for this procurement due to the proprietary nature of the hardware and software of this system. The Contractor shall provide all parts, labor, equipment, materials, supervision, necessary to service a Millipore Water Filtration system located at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Saginaw, Michigan, for the period of March 1, 2018 February 28, 2019 in strict accordance with the statement of work, all schedules, and terms and conditions of the resultant contract. No solicitation package is available. 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. Responses must be received NLT 3:30 Eastern time on 2/9/2018. No telephonic inquiries will be accepted. All responses must be emailed to Kelly Poole at [email protected].