Base YR (12/1/2023-11/30/2024) + 4 OY's Olympus Endoscope Full Service Contract

The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Olympus America to provide preventative maintenance and emergency repairs to the Olympus Endoscopes, see table below, located at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, IL. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13 Limited Source Justification Approval and no other vendor will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes.

No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer by 10:00 AM local time October 30, 2023. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements.

This evidence shall include a letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) stating vendor is an authorized distributor per clause 852.212-71(c), proof vendor can purchase OEM parts, if needed, and all technical personnel are OEM certified. These requests are mandatory for consideration. Information must be sent to the Contracting Officer, via email to eileen.meyer@va.gov; or mail to VAMC GLAC, 115 South 84th Street Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI 53214-1476; or via fax to (414) 844-4891.

TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

If no responses are received, the GLAC will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Olympus America. Â Manufacturer Model Serial Number Service Level 1 Olympus America BF-XP160F 2341307 Full Service 2 Olympus America ENF-VH 2401711 Full Service 3 Olympus America ENF-VH 2502582 Full Service 4 Olympus America EVIS EXERA III BF-P190 2913199 Full Service 5 Olympus America EVIS EXERA III BF-P190 2913200 Full Service 6 Olympus America EVIS EXERA III BF-XT190 2100343 Full Service 7 Olympus America EVIS EXERA III BF-XT190 2100357 Full Service 8 Olympus America BF-Q190 2122283 Full Service` VAAR 852.212-71 GRAY MARKET AND COUNTERFEIT ITEMS (FEB 2023) (a) No used, refurbished, or remanufactured supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided.

This procurement is for new Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) items only. No gray market items shall be provided. Gray market items are OEM goods intentionally or unintentionally sold outside an authorized sales territory or sold by non-authorized dealers in an authorized sales territory. (b) No counterfeit supplies or equipment/parts shall be provided.

Counterfeit items include unlawful or unauthorized reproductions, substitutions, or alterations that have been mismarked, misidentified, or otherwise misrepresented to be an authentic, unmodified item from the original manufacturer, or a source with the express written authority of the original manufacturer or current design activity, including an authorized aftermarket manufacturer.

Unlawful or unauthorized substitutions include used items represented as new, or the false identification of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics. (c) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. (End of clause)