Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Preventative Maintenance and Service for AVVIGO, FFR Link and ROTAPRO for NMC Portsmouth

The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Boston Scientific Corp for Preventative Maintenance and Service on the AVVIGO, FFR Link and RotaPro for EverCare and Essential Care Plans. This purchase will be made utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with Federal Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000. The contract will consist of a base year and 3 option years; the period of performance for the base year is 01October2023 31July2024. Boston Scientific Corp is the only source available to provide Preventative Maintenance and Services to these pieces of equipment. The contractor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. The vendor shall be required to provide documentation from the manufacturer stating the vendor is an authorized service provider on the required equipment/system. All software licensing, warranty, and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. The total estimated value is $118,187.19. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. This is not a request for quote or proposals. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Lisa Wilk at lisa.c.wilk.civ@health.mil. Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Submission 11960219.