J--Getinge SPS Equipment Service for St. Louis VAMC

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 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements - Getinge USA., 45 Barbour Pond Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470 will furnish all necessary labor, travel, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, and all incidentals (including emergencies) required to complete on-site full service planned maintenance and corrective maintenance (repair) of the Getinge USA Equipment. The place of performance is for the Department of Veterans Affairs St. Louis VAMC located at John Cochran Division, 915 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63106. The NAICS code for these items is 811219 (Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance). This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a base year plus four (4) option years. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT Jan 29, 2019 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 36C25519Q0187 Notice of Intent. If after Jan 29, 2019, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Getinge USA. 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, Laura Ferguson who can be reached at [email protected] or the VISN 15 Contracting Office address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 South. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.