J--Sole source - Preventive Maintenance/Service Agreement on GE X-rays and Ultrasounds Machines

Synopsis: Network Contracting Office (NCO) 3 of the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source contract to GE Medical Systems Information, 3000 N Grandview Blvd W-443, Waukesha, WI 53188, under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253 (c) (1) - FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The proposed procurement is for a service and maintenance agreement on government owned GE X-rays and Ultrasound Machines for the New Jersey Healthcare System located at 385 Tremont Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07018 and 115 Knollcroft Road, Lyons, NJ 07939. Vendor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, tools, material, parts, repair services, maintenance, maintenance support and software upgrades. This procurement involved license and proprietary software. This agreement will be a firm fixed price contract with a period of performance of twelve (12) months. The North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334510 and the size standard is 500 employees. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested parties may identify their interest by providing a capability statement not later than August xx, 2013 at Noon. The capability statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.