6515--Audiometers & Function Screening Devices for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 has issued a Special Notice for a sole-source procurement of audiometers and function screening devices for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System. The Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8) in San Juan intends to negotiate directly with E3 Diagnostics, Inc., under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) authority for this acquisition. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees and Product Service Code 6515 for medical and surgical instruments. E3 Diagnostics has been identified as the sole representative of Interacoustics, Micromedical by Interacoustics, and Virtualis product portfolios for specific Florida zip codes and all of Puerto Rico. The equipment is required by the Audiology and Speech Pathology department at the VA Caribbean Healthcare System.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the market of the government's intent to proceed with a sole-source purchase while providing an opportunity for other vendors to demonstrate that competition would be advantageous. Any responses must provide clear and convincing evidence that competitive procurement would benefit the government and must be submitted by July 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM Puerto Rico local time to Baryan Sierra at the specified email address. The selected contractor must deliver and install the required equipment within 120 calendar days after purchase order award. This notice explicitly states that it is not a request for competitive quotes or a solicitation for offers, and no solicitation package is available. Contractors interested in challenging the sole-source approach must meet the eligibility criteria and demonstrate their ability to provide equivalent products and services in the specified geographic areas.