This is an INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE only. This is an intent to sole source notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of proposed action. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 intends to negotiate/award a sole-source contract to ScriptPro USA Inc. due to the proprietary nature of the equipment/service. The contract will be a Firm Fixed award. The statutory authority for this noncompetitive acquisition is FAR 13.106- 1(b) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339112, and the FSC/PSC is 6515. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and award an Open Market Sole Source Firm Fixed award for Eyecon dispensing system and Eyecon Interface Controllers with installation and monthly subscription of ScriptPro software support for one (1) year for the Marion VA Medical Center, located in Marion, Illinois 62959, and the Evansville Health Care Center, located in Evansville, Indiana 47715. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. This acquisition is to procure two additional Eyecon Model 9430 with calibration, and installation. The new tablet counting units must support interfacing with ScriptPro to maintain the existing workflow and practices currently utilized. This requirement is an ADD-ON to the current contract. ScriptPro is currently operational on the network. National BAA for ScriptPro is already in place. Licenses for existing approved network devices/equipment in place (already purchased) on station. The VAMCs are utilizing Eyecon tablet counters, a medical dispensing robot, as part of the Outpatient Pharmacy prescription filling workflow to increase accuracy and efficiency in dispensing prescriptions. This is a 200-unit system allowing for counting, verifying, and dispensing prescriptions, that has additional functioning units that, also, integrate with the machine (EyeCon included). ScriptPro and Eyecon have teamed up to integrate SP Central Workflow, SP Central Pharmacy, and SP Robotic Systems with the EyeCon tablet/capsule counting device. Only Eyecon can be used due to its compatibility with the current ScriptPro equipment and software. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement via email to Erika.Kobulnicky@va.gov by 10:00 AM CST March 9, 2025. All responses received by the closing date specified herein will be considered by the Government, any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence and provide an Authorization Service Letter from ScriptPro the sole source service provider for maintenance/updates, or modifications and upgrades to their systems and an authorized distributor letter from Avery Weigh-Tronix the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Eyecon product line by the required date. However, a determination by the Government to not compete is solely within the discretion of the Government.
