6515--Equipment - Anorectal Manometry for Endoscopy - Ann Arbor

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement

The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 10 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source for the following items listed below for the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. The associated NAICS code for this is 339112. The vendor will be Medspira, LLC, 2718 Summer St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413.

Description of requirements:

Contract to purchase the MCompass Manometric Biofeedback + ARM Device for motility therapy and testing. The purpose of procuring this specific device is to provide a minimally invasive treatment for irregular anal sphincter movement, manometric biofeedback is a new standard in care for that goal. The MCompass is the only FDA approved, non-surgical biofeedback therapy on the market and Medspira is the sole supplier and distributor.

A firm fixed price contract is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source.

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 via email no later than 4:30 pm on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Noah Bruck

Contract Specialist

Noah.Bruck@va.gov

Kellie Konopinski

Contracting Officer

Kellie.Konopinski@va.gov