Service & Support for Medical Imaing Equipment

The Great Plains Area Indian Health Service hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm fixed-price contract for a comprehensive service and support agreement for medical imaging equipment manufactured by Canon (Toshiba Medical) to NXC Imaging, Inc., a small business. The period of performance will be a 3-month period until the end of the calendar year with four (4) 12 month options. The acquisition is for the Cheyenne River Health Center, Eagle Butte HIS, Eagle Butte, SD; The total estimated value is less than $500,000.00. This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from issuing a solicitation on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other service will satisfy agency requirements and FAR 6.302-2, unusual and compelling urgency as the service unit has no current support contract in place for the medical imaging equipment. This hereby constitutes a synopsis of the options included in this requirement. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission of the Indian Health Service. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. This is NOT a request for quotes or proposals. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Susan K. Davis, at [email protected] via e-mail only (phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission - IHS1363280 - Medical Imaging Equipment