580-18-3-167-0192 EQUIP: EP CORINDUS ROBOTICS VA256-18-AP-6649 Notice of Intent to Sole Source

On June 29, 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source contract to Alliant Healthcare of 333 Bridge Street NW Ste 1125, Grand Rapids, MI 49504.



The sole source justification will be posted at time of the award.



The NAICS code used for this requirement is 339112-Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing.



The objective of this requirement is to provide all necessary training to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas (MEDVAMC) and all employees on how to use the installed equipment/products after the installation and setup are complete. All equipment shall be brand new, and all work shall be done in a first-class manner. The contract price shall be firm-fixed, all inclusive, and is limited to specified products/equipment, installation, setup/configuration, and training on how to use the installed products/equipment.



This request is for the new CorPath GRX Robot System with Interventional Cockpit, System Cassette, Drive Gears, Arm Drape and Control Console Drape which will allow the MEDVAMC to standardize all equipment and provide a more precise movement of the balloons and wires as well as eliminate the radiation exposure to the physicians during the wire and balloon manipulation.



The CorPath GRX technology is unique to Corindus only. Alliant Healthcare is the exclusive SDVOSB to Corindus and the only small business that can provide this system



The location of the work to be performed is the MEDVAMC, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas 77030.



THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.



Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this notice by submitting their capabilities to provide these services in writing, by email to Kever L. Swafford at Kever.swafford@va.gov



Responses must be submitted by June 19, 2018.



Any information received will be treated as market research information for future same or similar requirements.



The Contracting Officer reserves the right to pursue the sole source negotiation or to compete the requirement based on information received.



Quotations or proposals received in response to this notice will not be accepted since this synopsis is not a request for quote or a request for proposal.