Notice of Intent to Sole Source1.pdf
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This is a Special Notice announcing a sole source contract intent from the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office 8. The contracting office intends to award a commodities contract to Baxter/Hill-ROM for FY26 Centrella Beds Point of Care services for Puerto Rico under FAR part 8.405-6(1)(B). The NAICS code is 339113 with a size standard of 800 employees, and the PSC code is 6530.
Baxter/Hill-ROM has been identified as the sole service provider because the Centrella bed is the only bed model that provides maximum approval results in entrapment risk testing performed by the Safe Patient Handling and Movement Program Manager, having passed testing for all entrapment zones. This exclusivity has been confirmed through an exclusivity letter submitted by the vendor. The anticipated contract is for commodities with a delivery timeline of 150 days after receipt of order (ARO). Responses challenging this sole source award must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government and must be submitted by March 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST via email to Contract Specialist Darrin Alexander at darrin.alexander2@va.gov. No solicitation package is available, as this notice is not a request for competitive proposals or offers.
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Special Notice
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office 8 intends to negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of FAR part 8.405-6 (1)(B). The associated NAICS code for this service is 339113 with a size standard of 800 and PSC Code 6530.The identified vendor is Baxter/Hill-ROM.
Baxter/Hill-ROM is the sole service provider for FY26 Centrella Beds Point of Care for Puerto Rico.
The Centrella bed represents the only bed to provides the maximum approval results in entrapment risk test performed by Safe Patient Handling and Movement Program Manager and the test passed for all entrapment zones. This information has been confirmed with an exclusivity letter submitted by Baxter/Hill-ROM. A commodities contract with 150 days after receipt of order (ARO) delivery is anticipated and shall be awarded.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than 03-17-2026 EST 1:00 PM. Via email to Darrin Alexander, Contract Specialist at darrin.alexander2@va.gov mailto:darrin.alexander2@va.gov
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