SAM #36C24727Q0099

Urgent VA purchase of a temporary mobile oxygen trailer

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans an urgent sole-source purchase of a temporary mobile oxygen trailer to maintain medical oxygen supply during work on a facility’s main system. - Requirement: One temporary mobile oxygen trailer; no manufacturer, model, or part number is identified. - Purpose and duration: Provide oxygen while the existing main supply is shut off during a project; anticipated use is four months. Start and end dates are not stated. - Estimated value: $172,071. - Procurement approach: The notice is an intent to sole-source based on urgent need, not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. Responses must present clear, compelling evidence that competition would benefit the Government. - Agency and facility discrepancy: The initial notice names the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina, while the attachment identifies the 534 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center. Confirm the intended delivery site with the VA.

Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR 6.302-2 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals.  The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 07, located at 3154 Perimeter Pkwy Augusta, GA is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Order under FAR Part 6, specifically FAR Part 6.302-2, Unusual and compelling urgency. This notice satisfies the posting requirements at FAR Part 6.305(b).  The intended Contractor is Boyer Commercial Construction, Inc. located at 2122 S Beltline Blvd. Columbia, SC 29201. Place of Performance is William Jennings Bryan Dorn VAMC located at 6439 Gardner’s Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209. The Columbia VAMC requires an emergency requirement for a temporary mobile oxygen trailer to supplement the disconnected main oxygen supply. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 336212. The Product Service Code (PSC) is W041. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1,000 Employees.  This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. 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 compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

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