6515--codonics

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 in Hampton, Virginia has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order to Codonics Incorporated of Cleveland, Ohio. The contract will provide Codonics SLS550 Safe Label System equipment to three VA medical facilities: Salisbury VA Medical Center, Charlotte Health Care Center, and Kernersville Health Care Center Pharmacies. This procurement falls under NAICS code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The agency intends to utilize the single source solicitation authority under FAR 13.106-1(b) rather than conducting a competitive procurement process. The contracting officer for this requirement is Donald V. Harris at the VA's Network Contracting Office 6.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's sole source procurement intent while providing an opportunity for other capable sources to identify themselves before contract award. Interested parties must submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement by 9:00 AM EST on August 12, 2025, exclusively via email to donald.harris@va.gov, as telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The government explicitly states this is not a request for competitive quotations and retains sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with competitive procurement based on responses received. Contractors responding must provide sufficient supporting evidence and detail to demonstrate their capability to comply with the specified requirements. The government will not reimburse any costs associated with preparing responses to this notification, and information received will be used solely to determine whether competitive procurement should be conducted.