J--Hemodynamic Monitoring System Maintenance 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 13.106-1 (b)(1)(i) - Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized, to Edwards Lifesciences LLC, 1 Edwards Way, Irvine, CA 92614. Edwards Lifesciences 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 EV1000 Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems. 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 for one-year. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT Feb 11, 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 36C25519Q0219 Notice of Intent. If after Feb 11, 2019, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Edwards Lifesciences, LLC. 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, Al Cheeks 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.