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This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation opportunity from VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF was posted on January 29, 2025. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT -- J036

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QNE--NCA-25-000137Federal

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The contract is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Frigid Fluid Company for providing a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) covering lowering device equipment, parts, and repair services. The performance period spans from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. This agreement ensures that over 90 cemeteries, which have previously purchased equipment from Frigid Fluid Company, can obtain replacement parts and repair services directly from the manufacturer. The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs will negotiate directly with the company, citing the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, which allows for sole source procurement when no other source is authorized for repairs on the specified equipment. The government, via this notice, indicates that there will be no solicitation issued for competitive proposals, although other responsible sources may submit a capability statement for consideration. Interested parties must register through SAM.GOV and express their interest by February 5, 2025, through email submissions to Ralph Crum, the designated point of contact. The contract highlights the necessity for specialized support directly from the manufacturer and the discretion lies with the government to compete based on responses to this notice. The main place of performance is identified in Oakland, California, at the NCA Pacific District-Oakland Memorial Service.

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Sole source contract awarded to Frigid Fluid for cemetery equipment and services in 2025.

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VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

NAICS

339999 - All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Place of Performance

NCA PACIFIC DIST-OAKLAND MEM SVC (775); DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (775), Oakland, CA, 94612, USA

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AgencyVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Contacts1 person available
OfficeQUANTICO, VA, 22134, USA
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VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Office AddressQUANTICO, VA, 22134, USA
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
-- J036
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT
Intended Source: FRIGID FLUID COMPANY Street Address: 11631 W GRAND AVE City, State, Zip: MELROSE PARK, IL 60164-1302
Period of performance: 01/01/2025-12/31/2025
Description of Requirement: The requirement is to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement for lowering device equipment, parts and repair services with the manufacturer, Frigid Fluid Company. Once a cemetery purchases the equipment, they may only obtain replacement parts and repair services directly from the manufacturer. Currently, over ninety (90) cemeteries have purchased and own this equipment and are being supported via BPA 36C78619A0005. No other source is authorized to repair this equipment.
The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1. The National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Contracting Service intends to award a single source blanket purchase agreement.
NCA will solicit and negotiate directly with FRIGID FLUID COMPANY, and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Offerors must have an active registration in SAM.GOV (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties must express their interest and must be submitted in writing via email to Ralph Crum at contact@example.gov and are due by 3pm, February 5, 2025. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements are received by the due date, an award will be made to FRIGID FLUID COMPANY.

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