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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS 0457

44131 36C25020Q0135 N 339112 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Rachelle J. Hamer www.va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs rachelle.hamer@va.gov Contracting Officer

SPECIAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Surgical Tools

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Louis Stokes Medical Center (CLE VAMC), Medical Service, 10701 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106 - Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The NAICS code is 339112 with a small business size standard of 1,000. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with Smith and Nephew Endoscopy, One Quality Drive, PO Box 578, Germantown, WI 53022 for Surgical Tools.

Our Surgeons currently utilize Smith and Nephew Hip Implants per the National Prosthetics Contract. We currently have on consignment one complete set of back up trays for difficult primary hip cases. We are requesting the additional purchase of one more set of trays in order to have a backup or do consecutive cases without having to bring in Loaners that are monitored by National Program Office for Sterile Processing. Only Smith and Nephew Instruments can be utilized to insert Smith and Nephew Implants. No other vendor is able to perform this task.

Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 5PM EST. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Rachelle Hamer at rachelle.hamer@va.gov.

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