Special Notice.docx

Special Notice Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Network Contracting Office 1 intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order for all parts and materials for Getinge floor mounted ultrasonic cleaners for VAMC White River Junction VT, 215 North Main St, White River Junction, VT 05009.

Deliverables

Delivery: 120 days The proposed sole source procurement will be made by an open market purchase with Trillamed, LLC.

Getinge USA Sales, LLC has selected Trillamed as its exclusive SDVOSB reseller. They are also their only reseller in all distribution categories for this item. Trillamed is authorized to conduct business for these products for Getinge.

While Getinge USA Sales, LLC is a sales/service organization, they have designated Trillamed, LLC as their exclusively authorized distributor for equipment sales and service to the US government.

Sales of Getinge products through Trillamed, LLC (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business - SDVOSB) or a socioeconomic classified subcontractor of Trillamed, LLC authorized to distribute Getinge products in fulfillment of a designated government award, are fully supported both at the clinical and service/warranty level, directly by Getinge USA Sales, LLC.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 339113. The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is 6515. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 750 Employees.

This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A contract will not be awarded based on an offer received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 2 days from the publication of this notice, a contract will be issued to Trillamed All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capabilities statement no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 31 Mar, 2022 to Edward Sullivan, edward.sullivan@va.gov. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 – Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.

Notice: Please Do NOT respond in the “Interested Vendors List”. The POC does not have any visibility to the “Interested Vendors List” tab within the notice. Interested firms must respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration