36C26323Q0522 Special Notice .docx

Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St, Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241

POINT OF CONTACT*

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

BECKY DE LOS SANTOS

BECKY.DELOSSANTOS@VA.GOV

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Notice of Intent to Sole Source The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23, located at, 1303 5th St., Ste 300, Coralville, IA 52241, intends to solicit and award a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price to one small Business source, TrillaMed. Located at 30100, Telegraph Road, Bingham Farms, MI 48025. This will be for Omaha VA Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Ave., Omaha, NE 68105. Ultra Cleaning Systems is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the government equipment.

Requested:

1- EA 6003000805 Triton 72 Floor Model Ultrasonic Cleaning System 1- EA 6003000823 Triton Robotic Arm Cleaning Basket, Xi Adapters 1- EA 6003000832 Triton 72 UCS Verify Software 1- EA Install - TRT 72 Ultrasonic

The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334510, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. The size standard is 750 employees.

This purchase will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and is implemented in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(2), for restricting competition since only one responsible source is available.

The estimated award date is May 3, 2023

Please note, this is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals and is being posted for informational purposes only. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. If no responses are received, the Contracting Office will proceed with the sole source negotiation with TrillaMed. Interested contractors shall provide the following information as an attachment to your response:

1. Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services under the same or a related NAICS codes. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address; and the company's business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number.

2. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code: 334510

3. Do you plan on responding to a solicitation for this requirement with a Joint Venture utilizing multiple owned companies as majority or non-majority owner? Yes ___No ___ If yes, please identify which companies you are considering a Joint Venture and the ownership of each company.

4. Do you have an existing BPA’s, GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract to procure the product being requested, please include the contract details in your response.

5. Do you (Contractor) manufacture the product itself or a distributor of the items being researched above?

6. Are you an authorized distributor/reseller? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

7. Do you (Contractor) supply a product manufactured by another domestic small business, if it is a nonmanufacturer?

8. Do you (Contractor) supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule?

9. Is your (Contractor) Buy American Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response.

10. Is your (Contractor) Trade Agreement Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response.

11. Information for the product being requested, is it manufactured outside the US-Domestic non-available?

12. Information for the product being requested, is it a foreign manufactured end product under the trade agreement?

13. What is your schedule of delivery after receipt of order for the product?

Interested parties shall identify their interests and capability in response to this notice within five calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice shall show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.

Questions regarding this notice should be sent to Contracting Specialist Becky De Los Santos no later than April 25, 2023 by 10:00am (CST) at Becky.Delossantos@va.gov

Delivery:

Department of Veteran Affairs Omaha VA Medical Center 4101 Woolworth Ave.

Omaha, NE 68105

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