The Synopsis for Maintenance of GammaMed HDR System

The Synopsis for Maintenance of GammaMed HDR System The United States Air Force, AFLCMC/Operational Contracting Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433-5344. This is a Sole Source synopsis published for informational purposes only. This proposed action is for preventative maintenance and emergency repairs on the Varian GammaMed HDR system currently being utilized at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center. The Contractor will provide all personnel, equipment, tools, parts, and supervision necessary to perform preventive and remedial maintenance. This service is required immediately because the equipment is regularly used and is subject to malfunction. Service will be performed on site at the Medical Center. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), resulting in a firm-fixed-price contract. This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source award under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 811219: Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Business size standard for NAICS 811219 is $20.5M. PSC/FSC code: J065: Maintenance and Repair of Medical, Dental and Veterinary. The proposed source is Varian Medical Services, Inc. located at 3100 Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1030. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government, if received by Friday, 15 February 2019, 1:00 P.M. EST. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c) (15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Varian Medical Systems, Inc. is the only available source for maintenance and support of their proprietary hardware and software configurations used on the Varian GammaMed HDR system. (GammaMed HDR system is ONLY serviced by the manufacturer). Important Notice to Contractors: The Department of Defense (DOD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DOD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DOD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for solicitations issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM by telephone at 866-606-8220 or online at https://www.sam.gov. Any information should be e-mailed to jason.passarella@us.af.mil no later than Friday, 15 February 2019, 1:00 P.M. EST. Only inquiries/information received through e-mail by this date will be considered. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "FA8601-19-Q-A014, GammaMed Plus Afterloader System Maintenance." Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not be received. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only .PDF, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.