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Q301--Intent to Sole Source
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The Corporal Michael J. Crescenza Philadelphia VA Medical Center plans to award a sole source contract to Empatica, Inc. for the purchase of Empatica Parkinson’s Monitors. This decision is made under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, which allows non-competitive contracting when only one responsible source can meet the agency's requirements. The action will be executed as a firm-fixed price contract using simplified acquisition procedures, with a NAICS code of 339112 and a size standard of 1,000 employees. A written justification and approval will support this sole source award as required by applicable FAR sections, and a brand name justification will be posted with the solicitation. This notice serves as an announcement of intent rather than a solicitation or request for offers, and responses must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence of a prospective offeror’s capability to fulfill the requirements as well as show that competition would benefit the Government. Interested parties have three calendar days from the posting date to submit capability statements to the contract specialist named in the notice, and those responding must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). The contracting office handling this procurement is the Network Contract Office 4 under the Department of Veterans Affairs, located in Pittsburgh, PA.
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The Corporal Micheal J. Crescenza Philadelphia VA Medical Center intends to make a sole source contract by the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) for the Empatica Parkinsons Monitors with Empatica, Inc., of 1 Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA. A determination that only one Large business can meet the requirement is not required. However, in accordance with FAR 6.302(c)(2)(ii), contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by a written justification and approval described in FAR 6.303 and FAR 6.304. In accordance with FAR 6.305(c), the brand name justification under FAR 6.302-1(c) shall be posted with the solicitation.
Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used, and the resulting contract will be a firm-fixed price contract. The NAICS Code is 339112 and the Size Standard is 1,000 employees. This special notice serves as a notice of intent to award a sole source contract, is not a request for competitive proposals, and is not a solicitation or a request for offers. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that a prospective offeror can fulfill the requirements of the solicitation and that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties should submit a capability statement to the Contract Specialist within 3 calendar days of the date of this notice. Contractors must be actively registered in SAM (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/).