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GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

1303 5th St, Suite 300 Coralville IA 52241

POINT OF CONTACT*

Jennifer Buck Jennifer.Buck2@va.gov

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This is a Notice of Intent published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of a sole source firm fixed price contract to the following contractor in support of Pressure Sore Mapping System in support of Nebraska Northwest Iowa (NWI) VA Health Care System, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105:

AB Martin

SAM UEI: HFM2CK2DZTU5

7959 W Gibbs RD 72762-4325

This is done under authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1: Only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This is not a request for competitive quotes.

Market research revealed that AB Martin is the sole authorized re-seller for the Pressure Sore Mapping System required by Nebraska Northwest Iowa (NWI) VA Health Care System.

XSensor Pressure Mapping System with ForeSite SS Pressure Imaging System Software are embedded with thousands of sensor cells that continuously measure the level of pressure between two solid objects. For clinical purposes, this is the level or pressure between a wheelchair and a client’s body surface. The sensor connects to a touch screen tablet that displays live pressure information and statistics on a color coded scale. The resulting pressure images may be rotated, captured as snapshots, recorded as a series of frames, and even displayed 3D.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this service is 339112 (Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and the Product Service Code (PSC) is 6515 (Medical Equipment and Accessories and Supplies).

While this synopsis does not constitute a solicitation, interested vendors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy the requirement, including documentation from the proprietary rights holder XSensor that such contractor could provide this service as an authorized reseller, authorized dealer, or third party.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency by e-mailing such statement and supporting documentation to Jennifer Buck, Contract Specialist, at jennifer.buck2@va.gov. No phone calls please. Please indicate “Response to Pressure Sore Mapping System” in subject line of e-mail.

Such documentation will be reviewed solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government under authorities cited above.

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