J065--Draeger Ventilator Service Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Draeger Medical located at 3135 Quarry Road, Telford, PA 18969

The contractor shall provide full maintenance on site for Draeger Anesthesia and Ventilators, to include all replacement parts, software updates, labor, travel expenses, tools, test equipment and other incidentals necessary to maintain or restore the equipment to operating specifications which meet or exceed the manufacturers specifications. The Draeger Medical equipment is proprietary and may only be purchased through Draeger Medical or from one of its authorized distributors. Draeger Medical is the sole source service provider for the maintenance and repair services for Draeger equipment.

The place of performance is at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran Hospital located at 800 Hospital Dr. Columbia, MO 65201

The NAICS code is 811219 with a size standard of $22.0 Million. The solicitation number is 36C25521Q0324. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract with a period of performance of one Base Year and 4 possible Option Years.

This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT May 10, 2021. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered.

When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement, Notice of Intent. If after May 10, 2021 and no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with the Draeger Medical.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist Michael Murphy, who can be reached at michael.murphy7@va.gov. The Network Contracting Office 15 address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 South. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.