SPECIAL NOTICE
N -- INFINIA HAWKEYE NUCLEAR SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 621512
— Diagnostic Imaging Centers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Acquisition & Materiel Management;Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center;2002 Holcombe BLVD;Houston TX 77030 4298
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Archive Date
- 9/5/2010
- Point of Contact
- Anthony CP Marion, Contract Specialist
- E-Mail Address
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Contract Specialist
(Anthony)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs OFFICE ADDRESS: Department of Veteran Affairs; Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, Texas 77030 SUBJECT: N--Relocate Infinia Hawkeye Nuclear System CLASSIFICATION CODE: N - Installation of equipment SOLICITATION NUMBER: notices CONTACT: Anthony Marion Contract Specialist 713-794-7408 mailto:anthony.marion@va.gov SETASIDE: N/A NOTICE TEXT: Department of Veterans Affairs Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Notice Type: Special Notice Synopsis: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, has awarded a sole source contract for the relocation of a Infinia Hawkeye Nuclear System. The contractor shall disconnect, dismantle as necessary, remove and install in a new location. The services of an installation engineer who is an authorized representative of the manufacturer of the equipment shall be used to supervise the disassembly and reinstallation. A fixed price contract was awarded. It is the Governments belief that only GE Healthcare possessed the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. Please refer to the Sole Source Justification. This is not a solicitation or a request for information; it is a notice of a sole source contract award. JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL VA580-10-4-5166-0124 INFINIA HAWKEYE NUCLEAR SYSTEM DISASSEMBLY AND REINSTALLATION SOLE SOURCE AWARD JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION 1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas. This document constitutes a justification and approval for use of other than full and open competition for the acquisition described herein. 2. Nature and/or description of the action being approved. Sole Source Procurement for disassembly, relocate, and reinstallation of Infinia Hawkeye Nuclear System. 3. The description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value). Total cost for all travel, labor, material and supervision to disconnect, dismantle, remove and install equipment in new location at the Medical Center is $29,000.00. 4. Identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition. FAR 6.302-1, 41 USC 253 (1) only one responsible source. 5. Demonstration of the contractors unique qualifications: GE Healthcare, USA, is the manufacturer of the Infinia Hawkeye Nuclear System. Due to the Infinia Hawkeye Nuclear System configuration, they have their own unique transport carriage for moving this machine. Also due to the sophisticated medical procedures performed by this machine GE Healthcare have the highly trained and qualified personnel to disassemble, rotate the machine, reassemble the machine, perform start-up and recalibrate the machine. 6. Description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a FedBizOpps notice was or will be publicized as required by subpart 5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies. A sole source notice will be published in FedBizOps.gov. 7. Determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the government will be fair and reasonable. Engineering has reviewed the proposal from GE Healthcare and determined the cost is fair and reasonable. 8. Description of the market survey conducted (i.e., names of firms and date(s) the firms were contacted) and the results or a statement of the reasons a market survey was not conducted. Engineering Service has determined there would be no other firm other than GE Healthcare, equally qualified to perform this very sophisticated specialized machine relocation and preserve the manufacturer's warranty on the equipment. Sources were sought on Mandatory schedule on 12 July, 2010, with no quote returned. 9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition, such as an explanation why technical data packages, specifications, or engineering descriptions, statements of work, or purchase descriptions suitable for full and open competition have not been developed or are not available. Warranty on the equipment would be voided in any company other than the manufacturer performed these services. 10. A listing of the sources, if any, that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition. None. 11. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies or services required. Contracting activity will continue to encourage full and open competition whenever possible. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veteran Affairs; Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, Texas 77030 Point of Contact(s): Anthony Marion Contract Specialist 713-794-7408
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