J065--Hemodialysis Equipment Maintenance

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC. The Contractor shall provide all labor, transportation, parts, and expertise necessary to provide preventive (scheduled) maintenance, emergency (unscheduled) repair, and recurring water testing on the water filtration systems including the noted portable RO units located at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, 5000 South 5th Avenue, Hines, IL 60141. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13.501, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a base year and four one year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the government. The NAICS Code is 811210. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available, and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and services to the Contracting Officer by 10:00AM Local Time 11/24/2025. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. 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 Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with the Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Lori Eastmead at Lori.Eastmead@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. SCOPE: Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, parts, and expertise necessary to provide preventive (scheduled) maintenance, emergency (unscheduled) repair, and recurring water testing on the Mar Cor water filtration systems including the noted portable RO units located at the Hines VA Hospital located in the Dialysis department. Schedule of services is provided in a separate attachment. Contractor should demonstrate full comprehension of AAMI standards, in particular AAMI TIR43 2021/(R)2025 and any subsequent revisions. This contract will be a base plus four option years format. Place of performance is the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, and all badging procedures should be followed. No access to the VA network or sensitive information will be required as part of this service. CONTRACT PERIOD: Contract base period shall be one year with four one year option periods to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered eligible for consideration, offerors must: Have a field service representative that has been trained by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) on the specific model of equipment he/she is being asked to work on. Offerors must provide, upon request, documentation of factory certified service/maintenance training on the specific equipment under the terms of this contract. Offerors must have staff trained on water sampling techniques and procedures. Offerors must provide, upon request, documentation of required training completion. Sample testing must be done at a laboratory holding all relevant accreditations and certifications. Offerors must provide, upon request, documentation of accreditations or certifications. Offerors must also provide points of contact at three other medical centers with which they are or have been contracted to service laboratory equipment of the same or similar models as those listed in Attachment 1 in the last three years. Offerors must be able to provide an onsite response within 24 hours of a reported pro...