Olympus endoscope lease and service maintenance contract

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 2 (NCO 2) intends to award a sole source contract award to Olympus America Inc., 3500 Corporate Pkwy, Center Valley, PA 18034 for the lease of Olympus scopes accompanied with a service maintenance agreement. The anticipated period of performance is August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021 with a provision of two (2) option years. The following Olympus scopes shall be leased, for a minimum of 36 months, through an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified dealer: CV-190 : CV-190 EVIS EXERA III VIDEO PROCESSOR CLV-190 : CLV-190 EVIS EXERA III LIGHT SOURCE MAJ-1918 : MAJ-1918 REMOTE CABLE PERIPH DEVICE 1.8M MAJ-1916 : MAJ-1916 CV-190 INTERFACE CONVERT DEVICE MAJ-1430 : MAJ-1430 VIDEOSCOPE CABLE EVIS EXERA II MAJ-1898 : MAJ-1898 CLV-UPD CABLE GIF-XP190N : GIF-XP190N ULTRA-SLIM SCOPE, 4-WAY, NBI MAJ-1948 : MAJ-1948 COMMUNICATION CABLE 1.8M GIF-HQ190 : GIF-HQ190 EVIS EXERA III HDTV DF NBI CF-HQ190L : CF-HQ190L EVIS EXERA III HD COLONOSCOPE PCF-H190DL : PCF-H190DL W/ SCOPEGUIDE OL-0014-05 : OL-0014-05 GCX FLTPNL WALL MNT W/8" ARM OEV-262H : OEV-262H HIGH DEFINITION LED L CD MONITOR The service maintenance agreement for the Olympus scopes shall provide the following: Full repair coverage with no cap for all contracted equipment, including accidental damage All repairs shall be performed by an OEM certified trained technician Expedited turn-around time of 24-48 hours for repairs Next day shipping in both directions at no extra charge 24/7 telephone technical support. 24/7 access to online repair management information through the Olympus website service portal On-site periodic and on-demand training and support by an OEM certified technician NAICS Code is 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) with a Small Business Size Standard of 1000 Employees. The classification code is W065 Lease-Medical Equipment. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES; however, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements above, may give written notification prior to the response due date and time. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to perform the requirements. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Government will proceed with the award. Responses are due by July 20, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. (ET). Responses shall be submitted via e-mail to Richard.Amodeo@va.gov . Telephone requests or inquiries will not be accepted.