J065--GETINGE Annual Preventative Maintenance Plan

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6, on behalf of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm Fixed-Price contract for Annual Preventative and Unscheduled Maintenance on Getinge equipment at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC. This contract with Getinge is in accordance with 41U.S.C. A§3304{a)(l) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source.

The Government intends to award a Base contract for one year with four (4) one-year options. The applicable NAICS Code is 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and

Maintenance) with a size standard of $34.0 Million. The corresponding Product Service Code is J065. Contractor must be able to provide all necessary labor, equipment, and materials necessary to perform annual preventative and unscheduled maintenance to maintain device functionality to OEM normal operating specifications. Services to include all OEM-recommended PM services and remedial repair parts for Getinge equipment. This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available.

Market research has determined that these services are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements.

The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date on or about September 22, 2023, to Getinge USA Sales, LLC, 1 Geoffrey Way, Wayne, NJ 07470

This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contract Specialist within five (5) calendar days of this publication by contacting Ms. B. Dawn Darden via e-mail at Beverly.darden@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are Service-Disabled, Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or a woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. This announcement closes September 11, 2023, NLT 11:00AM EDT.