6530--FY25 acute care beds
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24825Q0657
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 8
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office 8, has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole source contract for FY25 Acute Care Beds in Puerto Rico. The notice indicates the intent to negotiate directly with Baxter/Hill-ROM as the sole service provider for these medical beds. The contract falls under NAICS code 339113 with a size standard of 800 and PSC Code 6530. The Centrella bed was selected based on its superior performance in entrapment risk tests conducted by the Safe Patient Handling and Movement Program Manager. An exclusivity letter from Baxter/Hill-ROM confirms their unique positioning as the only vendor meeting the specific requirements.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to communicate the VA's intention to award a sole source commodities contract with a 180-day after receipt of order (ARO) delivery timeline. This is not a competitive solicitation, and no formal solicitation package is available. Potential contractors who wish to challenge the sole source determination must submit responses via email to Darrin Alexander (darrin.alexander2@va.gov) by April 14, 2025, at 1:00 PM EST. Any responses must provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. The contract will be awarded under the authority of FAR part 8.405-6 (1)(B), and the notice emphasizes that it is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties must demonstrate how they could potentially provide a more beneficial solution than the identified vendor, Baxter/Hill-ROM.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office 8 intends to negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of FAR part 8.405-6 (1)(B). The associated NAICS code for this service is 339113 with a size standard of 800 and PSC Code 6530.The identified vendor is Baxter/Hill-ROM.
Baxter/Hill-ROM is the sole service provider for FY25 Acute Care Beds for Puerto Rico. The Centrella bed represents the only bed to provides the maximum approval results in entrapment risk test performed by Safe Patient Handling and Movement Program Manager and the test passed for all entrapment zones. This information has been confirmed with an exclusivity letter submitted by Baxter/Hill-ROM. A commodities contract with 180 days after receipt of order (ARO) delivery is anticipated and shall be awarded.
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 no later than 04-14-2025 EST 1:00 PM. Via email to Darrin Alexander, Contract Specialist at darrin.alexander2@va.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf | ||
| 36C24825Q0657.docx | DOCX document |
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