9905--36C77621Q0461 Brownsburg FY21 - U0120 Signage Brand Name Requirement

SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT FOR BRAND NAME ITEMS This acquisition is in support of the VA Brownsburg Clinic for Signage. The Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC), National Activations Office (NAO) has a brand name requirement for signage to be installed at the Brownsburg VA Clinic. PCAC intends awarding a firm-fixed price contract to an OEM authorized distributor for TakeForm Signage on a competitive basis in pursuant with authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(2). Competition is restricted on this procurement due to only one responsible source and no other supplies or services that can satisfy agency requirements. The original signage package was designed and purchased by the general contractor for the Brownsburg VA Clinic. The need to standardize the facility with the same signage requires that we purchase the remaining signage from the same vendor, TakeForm. The product is unique to the manufacturer. The NAICS code for this procurement is 339550 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is 500 employees. The anticipated timeframe for award is September 15, 2021. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. No solicitation package will be issued. See attached for salient characteristics. Any responsible source may submit equal specifications which may be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. All information submitted should support the respondent s capability to provide the items and that those items will meet the Government s technical requirements. To ensure compliance with VA s gray market requirements for equipment, respondents must document in their response that they are the OEM or an OEM-authorized distributor. The Government is under no obligation to reimburse respondents cost for responding to this notice. All documents submitted by respondents are furnished to the Government at no cost or obligation. Respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Firms may register with SAM at https://www.sam.gov. All responses received by the due date and time will be considered by the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is in the best interest of the Government. A determination by the Government to compete this brand name only requirement is based upon responses to this notice and is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses to this notice are due on or before 8/18/2021, at 10:00 am (Eastern) via email to this procurement s Contracting Specialist Sandra Mruk at [email protected] . Telephone responses will not be considered.