B.08 Notice of Intent, Getinge USA.rtf

W91YTZ20Q0209 Dental Clinic Sterilizer Maintenance Services, Brown Dental Clinic, Ft. Rucker, AL

The US Army Medical Command, Regional Health Contracting Office – Atlantic intends to negotiate and award a sole source contract for the procurement of Dental Clinic Sterilizer Maintenance Services to Getinge USA Sales, LLC., 45 Barbour Pond Dr., Wayne, NJ, 07470.

This proposed procurement is intended to be awarded under the authority of FAR 13.106- 1(b)(1)(i): Only one source reasonably available.

Sole source determination is based on the fact that Getinge USA Sales, LLC is the sole source provider for Getinge’s operating system. Getinge Service Division is the sole-source supplier of 250 individual OEM Factory Authorized and Trained Service Technicians. All Getinge Technical Representatives are required to complete the comprehensive FST-1 and FST-2 Training Program. The Technicians are then individually trained and certified as each new series of equipment is released by the factories. All Getinge authorized Technical Representatives are equipped with proprietary CS1000 Software for diagnosing, programing, calibrating and repairing all Getinge equipment. Getinge is the only service provider that has the ability to perform remote diagnostics from the field or from their factories. All Getinge authorized Technical Representatives are equipped and with proprietary CS1000 and other proprietary software. The Getinge Technician has the ability to communicate electronically with the machine software through their laptop. This software is utilized for diagnosing, programing, sequencing, calibrating and troubleshooting all Getinge equipment. This software is utilized by only Getinge Factory Trained Technicians. Getinge does not allow other service organizations to utilize this technology because extreme care has to be taken not to change the programs and making unwanted machine modifications.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219 and the size standard is $20,500,000.00.

No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. Inquires will only be accepted via email to raymond.e.hulse.civ@mail.mil. The government will consider responses received by 1:00 p.m., EST, 08 September 2020. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. No telephone requests will be honored.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of the Army United States Army Medical Command Army Health Contracting Activity Gordon Health Contracting Branch 43 Central Hospital, CT, Building 332 Fort Gordon, GA 30905

Point of Contact(s):

Raymond E. Hulse, raymond.e.hulse.civ@mail.mil