This proposed procurement will be a Sole Source under North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) 811219 - Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance. Business size standard for NAICS 811219 is $20.5M.
The proposed source is Varian Medical Systems, 2250 Newmarket Pkwy, Suite 120, Marietta, Georgia 30067. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, quotation or exception to the intent to purchase on a sole source basis, which shall be considered by the Government if received by 12:00 pm Local (Wright-Patterson AFB) Time, 27 August 2015. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
In order to comply with FAR 5.207(c)(15), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: Varian Medical Systems currently owns the proprietary rights to the clinac linear accelerator that requires service and maintenance. The linear accelerator is manufactured by Varian Medical Systems and therefore can only be serviced by Varian Medical Systems.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has determined the System for Award Management (SAM) to be the single DoD registration for contractors who conduct business or who are interested in conducting business with the DoD. Contractors must be registered in SAM prior to award for solicitations issued after 29 May 2012. You may contact SAM by telephone at 866-606-8220 or online at https://www.sam.gov.
Any information should be e-mailed to [email protected] no later than 2:00 pm Local (Wright-Patterson AFB) Time, 31 August 2015. Only inquiries/information received by this date will be considered.
Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "FA8601-15-T-0231, Linear Accelerator." Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB. If sending attachments with e-mail ensure only .PDF, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.