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Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Tiara R. White tiara.white@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 intends to award a sole source award to Medtronic USA, INC. for the STEALTHSTATION (S8) surgical system and products for the Durham VA Medical Center located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC, 27705. The Durham VAMC ENT currently has the stealth system in place which is at end of life. In order to maintain data continuity of service, interchangeability, inoperableness and interfacing the Durham VAMC requires the StealthStation (S8) and associated products. It is the Government’s belief that the proposed candidate is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and sole source provider of the StealthStaion ENT Navigation System and associated products.

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 business that believes it can provide StealthStaion (S8) and associated products may give written notice to Tiara.White@va.gov by 10:00am EST on September 22, 2023. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below. All responses to this notice shall include: company name, address, point of contact, phone number, System for Award (SAMs) Unique Entity Id Number, manufacturer authorization letter, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller documentation.

Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NAICS Code 339113 Surgical Appliances and Supplies Manufacturing PSC 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies

This intent announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contract Specialist within three (3) calendar days of this publication, Friday September 22, 2023, by 10:00 am EST by contacting Tiara White via e-mail at Tiara.White@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. No grey market items are acceptable. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this intent. This intent shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Contract Specialist will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.

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