Notice Type: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), VISN 8 Network Contracting Office, 8875 Hidden River Pkwy, Tampa FL 33637, intends to award a sole source contract to CareFusion Solutions, LLC., 3750 Torrey View CT., San Diego, California 92130-2622. This proposed contract action is for the procurement of a service agreement on the Pyxis Medication & Supply Dispenser at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (JAHVH). The base period of performance is for one (1) year with only one source, CareFusion Solutions, LLC Inc. under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1). This contract requires factory trained field engineers directly employed by CareFusion Solutions, LLC. to provide a full-service maintenance contract including preventive maintenance, certification, and repair of the Pyxis medication station equipment. CareFusion Solutions, LLC. is the sole source service authorized provider for Pyxis equipment. CareFusion Solutions, LLC. is the only factory authorized company, and is the only organization that has the expertise, parts inventory, and factory training to resolve Pyxis maintenance and technical issues. Response: Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firms ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HUBZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described above. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.com) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Important information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Special Notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $34,000,000.00. Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 7 calendar days from the date of the publication of this special notice. *Responses must include written documentation from CareFusion Solutions, LLC. showing your company is an authorized service provider for Pyxis equipment. All information is to be submitted no later than 3:00 pm EST, Sept 23, 2024, to: Walida.MooreSaintil@va.gov

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