The Department of Veterans Affairs VA New York Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus. Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 intends to issue and award a Sole Source single award Firm-Fixed Price type contract with a performance period of one (1) base year and four (4) option years to VARIAN Medical Systems, Inc., 3100 Hansen Way Palo Alto, CA 94304-0130 for service and maintenance of TrueBeam STx Linear Accelerator including Brainlab, Eclipse and ARIA software for the Radiology and Radiation Oncology Departments. It has been determined that through initial Market Research, only one responsible source can provide the services required via the attached Scope of Work (SOW) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES/PROPOSALS AND NO SOLICIATION IS AVAILABLE. Telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on quotes or offers received in response to this notice. All responsible sources may identify their interest to meet this requirement to Andres Cepeda, by 12:00 PM (EST), Thursday, September 16, 2020. Additionally, any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the government by providing the following: 1. Statement of Capability: Submit a brief [five (5) pages or less] capability statement explaining your capability to perform services for the VA New York Healthcare System, Brooklyn VAMC. Include experience in performing these services for the VA, other Government (Federal or State) agency, or for a private medical facility. 2. Business Size and Socio-Economic Status: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a VIP verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and/or the VetBiz Registry at www.vetbiz.gov. If not, please NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM. To receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the VetBiz Registry. 3. Authorization to Perform: Prospective non-OEM contractors MUST provide an authorization letter from VARIAN Medical Systems, identifying they are authorized to perform services on TrueBeam STx Linear Accelerator including Brainlab, Eclipse and ARIA software. The intent of this notice is for informational purposes only. Interested parties may submit information for consideration by the government to:
[email protected] no later than the response due date/time identified above.
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