J066--626-21-3-3094-0088 - 36C249-21-AP-2803-UVE Enclosures

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C249-21-AP-2803 On behalf of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, the Murfreesboro Campus and Nashville Campus of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center has a requirement that the Office of the Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9 is issuing this Intent to Sole Source. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a Firm Fixed Price award to a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The prospective contractor shall furnish all labor and equipment necessary to ship three UVE (UV-C Enclosures) which emits UVC irradiation to improve the disinfection process of portable medical equipment. This requirement needs an annual maintenance agreement which includes a full warranty of all parts and labor with annual bulb replacements along with preventive maintenance on the equipment to cover the hardware and software. NCO 9 intends to award this requirement as a sole source purchase order under the provision of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 to Claflin Service Equipment formerly Claflin Medical Equipment (CME). Based on market research, the required equipment and service can only be purchased from Claflin Service Company. Therefore, the sole source award to Claflin Service Company is in the best interest of the government. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 423450 with the size standard of 200 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. Any vendor who believes it can meet the requirement as stated herein may submit a response, which will be considered only if received by 25 August 2021 at 5:00 pm CT. Responses to this posting must be in writing and submitted to [email protected]. A determination not to compete the proposed order based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. SAM: Interested parties shall be register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.232-33. SAM information can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220.