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J066--Parhelia OT-2 Handler System Services - Special Notice

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36C24126Q0757Federal

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Department Of Veterans Affairs → 241-NETWORK Contract Office 01 (36C241)View Agency

NAICS

541380 - Testing Laboratories and ServicesView NAICS

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ME

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AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 241-NETWORK Contract Office 01 (36C241)
Contacts1 person available
OfficeTOGUS, ME, 04330, USA
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Department Of Veterans Affairs → 241-NETWORK Contract Office 01 (36C241)
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Office AddressTOGUS, ME, 04330, USA
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Tara DossiemaContracting Officer

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This is a Special Notice of intent to award on a sole source basis. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a requirement for Parhelia OT-2 Handler System Services for the VA White River Junction Healthcare System, VT. The applicable NAICS code is 541380.The PSC/FSC is J066. The authority for this action is RFO FAR 12.102: Restricting competition and fulfills RFO FAR Part 5: Publicizing contract actions.
This is a Special notice of intent to award on a sole source basis is to satisfy the requirements of RFO FAR 5.101. All interested parties should register via SAM.gov interested vendors list. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor and download amendments from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, which may be issued to this notice. In accordance with RFO FAR 52.204-7, RFO FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov), and in VetCert (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) databases prior to award. ((Note: In accordance with Public Law 109-461, 38 USC 8127, and NDAA 2021, all vendors claiming Small Business status in accordance with the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be VERIFIED by the Small Business Administration (SBA)). Also, to qualify for a VA contract, vendor must be vendorized by completing Form 10091 at URL  https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov/.
Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at Tara.Dossiema@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

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