65--Acti64Champ

The VA Central California Health Care System in Palo Alto is seeking to negotiate a sole source contract with Brain Vision, LLC for the acquisition of the Acti64Champ System, a proprietary product offered exclusively by the manufacturer. This procurement is conducted under FAR 13.601-1, which allows for sole source awards when only one responsible source is available, and no other products or services meet the agency’s requirements. While this action does not solicit competitive quotes, the agency invites any firms capable of meeting the specifications or providing an equivalent product to submit written notifications with detailed supporting evidence by September 13, 2018. The government will use these responses solely to decide whether a competitive procurement should be pursued, with no guarantee of competition. The contract, identified under solicitation number 36C26119Q1294 and associated with the NAICS code 334510, is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 261-NETWORK Contract Office 21, based in Mather, California. Responses to this notice must be emailed to the designated contract specialist, Paula Blonien, by the specified deadline, and no telephone notifications will be accepted. The government will not reimburse costs incurred in preparing capability statements. The outcome of this sole source determination rests entirely within the agency’s discretion based on the information received.