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The Department of Veterans Affairs' Network Contracting Office 17 plans to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Omnicell, Inc. for the procurement of external pharmaceutical item collection bins to be used at the North Texas Veterans Health Care System in Dallas. This acquisition falls under NAICS code 326199 and is justified under the statutory authority allowing non-competitive procurement due to Omnicell being the only responsible source capable of supplying bins compatible with their existing Controlled Substance Management System infrastructure. Omnicell is uniquely qualified as they are the sole proprietary manufacturer of the product and do not distribute through intermediaries. The notice emphasizes that this is not a solicitation or request for offers but an intent to award a sole source contract. However, the government invites any qualified vendors to submit written notification by email if they believe they can meet the requirements, though no telephone responses will be accepted. Responses are intended to help determine if a competitive procurement is possible, but any decision to compete or not rests solely with the Contracting Officer. Vendors must provide strong evidence that competition would benefit the government to influence this decision.

General Info

VA plans sole source contract to Omnicell for pharmaceutical bins at North Texas Veterans Health Care.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

NAICS

326199 - All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Place of Performance

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PostedApr 21

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeSan Antonio, TX, 78240, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

Office AddressSan Antonio, TX, 78240, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17 (NCO 17), intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract Omnicell, Inc., 590 Middlefield Rd, Mountain View, CA 94043 for the purchase of external pharmaceutical item collection bins. Location is the North Texas Veterans Health Care System 4500 S. Lancaster Rd, Dallas, TX 75216-3400. NAICS 326199 applies. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253 (c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The described system must be compatible with the Omincell, Inc. Controlled Substance Management System (CMS) infrastructure, equipment and maintenance service agreements currently in use at the North VA Medical Center and only Omnicell, Inc. products can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond to the requirement. Omnicell, Inc. is the sole proprietary manufacturer and does not use distributors or sub-license any portion of the product. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to the Contracting Specialist, contact@example.gov no later than April 28, 2014, 5:00pm CST. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.