Notice_of_Intent_to_Sole_Source.pdf

Example 05.5G.4EX1 18 May 2015

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) intends to award a sole source purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), due to only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to

Nuvasive, located at 7475 Lusk Blvd. San Diego, CA, 92121-1900, for transforminal lumbur interbody fusion supplies.

Nuvasive is the manufacturer of the MAS TLIF (Maximum Access Surgery Transforaminal Lumbar

Interbody Fusion) and the osteocell product and is the sole-service provider for this product. For this reason the requirement will be sole-sourced to Nuvasive. The MAS TLIF has the following salient characteristics necessary for the requirement:

TLIF SUPPLIES

1) provide immobilization and stabilization in spinal segments in skeletally mature patients

2) consist of a variety of screws

3) lock into a variety of different configurations

OSTEOCELL

1) Mimic bone autograph

2) contain mesenchymal stem cells

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.

Capability statements are due by 1000 AM Local Time, February 13, 2017. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address:

David.A.Caan.Civ@mail.mil.

mailto:David.A.Caan.Civ@mail.mil