J065--Spectranetics CVX-300 Full-Service Contract

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C24923Q0052 On behalf of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville VA Medical Center, 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, to Philips Healthcare, a division of Philips North America LLC. The prospective contractor shall provide factory recommended full-service maintenance and repair on the Spectranetics CVX-300 Excimer Laser System located at the Nashville VA Medical Center, 1310 24th AVE So., Nashville Tennessee, 37212. 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 Philips North America LLC. Based on market research, the required service can only be purchased from Philips North America LLC. According to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Spectranetics, the CVX-300 Excimer Laser System is a Proprietary Source Product and support is provided to the Department of Veteran Affairs solely by Philips North America LLC. Therefore, the sole source award to Philips North America LLC is in the best interest of the government. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811210 with the size standard of $30 million. 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 December 5, 2022, at 08:00 am CST. 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.