J065--ParEX Audit & Start Up 509-26-1-075-0373 (VA-26-00021367)

nt, nor a request for information, proposals or quotes and does not obligate the government to award a contract. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 07, located at Augusta VAMC 1 Freedom Way, Augusta GA 30904-6258 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry of the Government's intent to execute a sole source award. The intended contractor is PAR Excellence Systems, Inc. 11500 Northlake Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45249. This requirement is for the assessment and maintenance of the current weight-based inventory system for repair to bring it back online and in compliance with the Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS) system. The North American Industry Classification System (NAISC) for this requirement is, 811210. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $34 million. 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 based on 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 competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Darius Crane, darius.crane@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, 36C24726Q0123 PAR EXCELLENCE AUDIT & START UP . All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capabilities statement no later than 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 24 Nov 2025 to Darius Crane, darius.crane@va.gov. However, the contracting officer's determination to make a sole source award is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the contracting officer. Interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt. **VENDOR RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE BELOW** Responses to this INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE shall include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, point of contact e-mail, DUNS Number, Cage Code, size of business pursuant to North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 811210, (size standard of $34M, per SBA Table of Small Business Size Standards) AND whether your company has special socio-economic status (i.e., SDVOSB, VOSB, Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). (A) COMPANY NAME (B) ADDRESS (C) POINT OF CONTACT (D) PHONE, AND EMAIL (E) SAM UEI NUMBER (F) CAGE CODE (G) BUSINESS SIZE, E.G. SERVICES DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, OR LARGE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT A. GENEERAL INFORMATION: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Charlie Norwood, Augusta, Georgia is seeking to replace existing Pyxis and free-standing inventory management storage with a weight-based inventory management system to ensure proper storage of medical and surgical products. This contract will be performance based. Contractor will provide at contractor s expense all supervision, tools, materials, supplies, equipment and labor to perform the work. 1. SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor will provide all supervision, labor, tools, materials, supplies, equipment, licensing, support and software/hardware to install and maintain a weight-based inventory management system that detects and transmits real-time information into the Government owned Generic Inventory Package (GIP), via VISTA/IFCAP access. The weight-based system must also be complaint with the Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support (DMLSS). 2. HOURS OF SERVICE: Work is to be done between the hours of 8:00a.m. and 4:30p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Federal Holidays New Year s Day January 1st Martin Luther King s Birthday 3rd Monday in January President s Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 4th Juneteenth June 19th Labor Day 1st Monday in September Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October Veteran s Day November 11th Thanksgiving Day Last Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25th INSTALLATION: Installation will be performed during the working hours of 8:00am thru 4:30pm, Monday through Friday. Work at the government site shall not take place on Federal holidays or weekends unless coordinated with the Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The Contractor must notify the Facility s point of contact or COR for coordination of any required access to additional work areas. Contractor(s) will need to obtain an Identification Badge which shall be always worn while on station. After all work is completed, the Contractor must notify the facility s POC or COR of completion. A verbal or written status report will be provided to the COR following the completion of the workday as determined by the COR. SPECIFIC TASKS: The Contractor shall perform the following tasks: Conduct a comprehensive audit of inventory item weights. Replace or install data cables as necessary. Register scales into the PAR Excellence system. These tasks will be performed at the following locations: Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Downtown Division, 950 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia 30901 Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Uptown Division, 1 Freedom Way, Augusta, Georgia 30904-6285 Women s Clinic, 1303 Dantignac Street Suite 250 Augusta GA 30901 Audits will take place in 32 PAR Locations in the above facilities. The New Women s Clinic has 164 items to be setup, data and power installation will be provided by Augusta VA if needed. 5. SCALE REPLACEMENT: If replacement scales are available on-site, the Contractor shall coordinate with the VA resource to replace any non-functional units. In the event that replacement scales are not available, the Contractor shall generate a spreadsheet identifying the scales in need of replacement and submit this list to the VA resource for procurement. 6. NEW INVENTORY ITEMS: The Contractor shall document any new inventory items identified during the audit and compile a spreadsheet of these items to be submitted to the VA resource to be added to the GIP system and transmitted through the interface to the Par Excellence system. Where new scales are available, the Contractor shall install and register up to five (5) new items per location. 7. RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION (RMA): The Contractor shall work with the designated VA resource to obtain RMAs for any defective equipment, provided that the Augusta VA Medical Center maintains an active support agreement with the Contractor. 8. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACCESS: Augusta VA Medical Center staff shall be granted toll-free telephone access to the Contractor s technical support team for the purpose of resolving monitoring or troubleshooting issues. Once the Audit is finished, Augusta VA Medical Center will be required to have an active support agreement in place with contractor to receive any additional support. 9. INVOICING REQUIREMENTS: 1. Payment will be made upon receipt of a properly prep