SAM #36C24626Q0911

Sole Source Annual KitCheck System Subscription for Durham VA Health Care System

This notice announces the Durham VA Health Care System's intent to award a sole source contract for an annual KitCheck system subscription. - Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6), Durham VA Health Care System - Sole source vendor: Bluesight, Inc. - Product/service: Annual KitCheck system subscription and associated fees for equipment already installed - NAICS code: 541519 (IT and Telecom Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service) - Contract type: Sole source under FAR 6.302-1 - Period of performance: One year - Requirements: - Only OEM, authorized dealers, distributors, or resellers with proper OEM authorization - No remanufactured or gray market items accepted - All software licensing, warranty, and service must comply with OEM terms - Government reserves right to enforce remedies for non-compliance - Commercial opportunity: Maintenance and subscription services for medical equipment - Only Bluesight, Inc. will be considered; no competition - Estimated contract value: Not specified, but likely in the low to mid five-figure range for annual SaaS medical equipment subscriptions

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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE    The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Durham VA Health Care System intends to enter into a sole source procurement with Bluesight, Inc.   NAICS 541519 IT and Telecom Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service. The proposed contract action is to provide annual subscription for KitCheck services and fees for equipment already implemented at the facility. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, using the procedures under FAR 12.102, Soliciting from a single source. The contract will be for a period of performance of one year. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation. Interested parties may identify their interest in the requirement and capabilities to Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM EST, 4 September 2026. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government.     (a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufacture or gray market items will be acceptable.     (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.     (c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.     No solicitation will be made available. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

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