6640--Annual PM&S Unity Lab Equipment

Notice of Intent to Sole Source: The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 intends to issue a Firm Fixed Price contract for a service coverage for 1) Thermo Electron LCMS system consisting of the TSQ Quantiva (TQH-Q1-0105) and Q Exactive Mass Spectrometer (SN02246L); 2) Thermo Electron Support Chromatography LC/DNX Equipment including UltiMate 3000 NCS-3500RS CAP Nano-Cap-Sy (8095240), UltiMate 3000 Binary RSLC no D (8078221), UltiMate 3000 WPS-3000TRS Thermostatted Autosampler (8078521), TCC-3X00 Thermostatted Column Compartment (8078406); and 3) end of lifecycle stage guaranteed support of WPS-3000TPL NANO, CAP pulled-loop thermo (8093209) used for Liquid Chromatography. The contract is expected to be awarded in accordance with FAR 6.302.1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, by 09/30/2021. The NAICS code for this requirement is 811219 and the size standard is $20.5 million in annual receipts. This notice of intent is not a solicitation or request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement within 6 days after publication of this notice. Responses must include business name, address, point of contact with phone number and email address, socio-economic status, technical information on equipment, and must be actively registered in SAM. A non-manufacturer rule waiver has not been approved. A determination not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses must be submitted via email to [email protected] with the subject line to read 36C24121Q0862 Annual PM&S Unity Lab Equipment. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice.