89--Delivery of Fresh Bread Products

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 11, plans to enter into a sole source contract with Cochran Brothers Distributors, Inc. for the delivery of fresh bread products to the John D. Dingell Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. Under FAR 6.302-1, this contract is justified on the basis that only Cochran Brothers Distributors can fulfill the agency’s specific requirements for fresh bread delivery, which will occur four times per week. The contract falls under the NAICS code 424410 with a size standard of 100 employees. This notice is not a solicitation and no competitive proposals or solicitation packages will be issued, as the decision not to compete is at the government’s discretion. Interested parties wishing to challenge the sole source determination must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition is in the best interest of the government. Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing by mail to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, addressed to Kristina Gandy, and must be received no later than 3:00 pm on June 27, 2011. Telephone or email inquiries will not be entertained. The contracting office overseeing this procurement is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contract Office 10 in Dayton, Ohio.