6515--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Omnicell Pharmacy Cabinets

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6, Hampton VA 23667, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for the procurement of Omnicell Pharmacy Cabinets for the Hampton VA Medical Center with Omnicell, Inc. in accordance with 41 U.S.C. §3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source. This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these items are highly specialized, are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of items will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of 20 February 2020 to Omnicell, Inc.; 590 E Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA 94043 DUNS: 80-541-2665. This is a Brand-Name Only requirement for the Pharmacy Department at the Hampton VAMC and is required due to maintaining standardizations and system operability with the VISN contracts related to IT infrastructure, Biomedical support, and Pharmacy collaborations. This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify its interest and capability to the contract specialist within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting Daleta Coles via e-mail at [email protected] Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. This announcement closes 08 September 2020 at 11:00AM EST. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. ***Reference RFQ 36C24620Q0952 in all replies