J--Sun Nuclear Systems QA and Dosimetry System ArcCHECK Standard Maintenance Agreement Stratton Albany VA Medical Center

Solicitation Number: VA528-14-Q-0422 Notice Type: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 2 Network Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract for the Stratton Albany VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany NY 12208-3410. This proposed contract action is for a service in which the Government intends to award a firm, fixed-price contract with only one source, Sun Nuclear Corporation, 3275 Suntree Blvd. Melbourne, FL 32940-7514 under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6.302-1 (a)(2), only one responsible source. Place of Performance: Department of Veterans Affairs Stratton Albany VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue Albany New York 12208-3410 Purpose and Objectives: The intent of this Special Notice is to identify potential offerors capable of providing full service for maintenance/repairs to the Sun Nuclear Rotational Delivery QA and Dosimetry System consisting of ArcCHECK standard maintenance, MapCHECK 2 software and hardware maintenance, and TomoDOSE extended warranty (standard maintenance). This coverage shall include full support for all components and software, excluding 3DVH. All repair personnel must be fully qualified, OEM certified in order to work on this equipment. Fully Qualified is based upon training and on experience in the field. For training, the Service Representatives must have successfully completed a formalized training program, for the equipment identified herein. Certifications and/or training records may be requested. SCOPE AND EQUIPMENT: This is a Service and Maintenance Contract for a Sun Nuclear Rotational Delivery QA and Dosimetry System. Contractor shall provide all supervision, tools, equipment, labor, and materials necessary to provide full software maintenance and on-call emergency support services, including software upgrades, service bulletins and alerts, telephone, email, and online support. The following equipment is to be covered by the terms and conditions herein: VA ID # Equipment Description Serial Number Room-Building 211749 ArcCHECK 4D Isotropic Cylindrical Detector Array 78480023 166-26 211748 MapCHECK 2 Two Dimensional Detector Array 78584006 116-26 211750 TomoDOSE 223 Channel Diode Array 74926006 103a-26 Response: Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.com) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334519 with a size standard in number of employees of 500. Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 7 calendar days (June 19, 2015) from the date of the publication of this special notice. All information is to be submitted via e-mail to: contact@example.gov.