J065--guldmann 3G patient ceiling lift PM & services

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

IAW (in accordance with) VAAR 819.7008, The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA intends to award a firm-fixed, sole source contract for preventive and corrective maintenance outlined below on the Guldmann ceiling lifts currently installed at the Bedford facility to Premier Medical Distributors, LLC, the sole authorized SDVOSB (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) service provider for Guldmann, Inc. ceiling patient lifts.

Response Due Date: November 22, 2024 by 1:00 pm (EST)

General Information:

Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, apparatus, tools, transportation, supervision, and disposal necessary to provide preventive and corrective maintenance services on all ceiling lifts at the Bedford VAMC. The services shall include emergency service, unlimited parts, preventative maintenance, factory authorized updates/modifications, technical support, and application support. The equipment is located at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital, 200 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730.

All work must be done with technicians certified by Guldmann and possess a valid SIC code (provided by the OEM.

After performing annual preventative maintenance, the technician must be able to clear the Service Required alert on the devices

All parts used must be OEM-original and brand new.

All available software and firmware updates must be provided and applied to the equipment with the approval of Bedford HTM staff.

The vendor must include training to VA Staff on how to remove lifts from the rails, add lifts to the rails, and perform basic troubleshooting tasks.

Vendor must be able to provide spare lifts to use during downtime of equipment.

Field service engineers shall hold a current relevant certification and have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience. Resumes for on-site engineers shall be provided at time of proposal submission. If personnel change throughout the life of the contract, certification and resumes shall be provided for the new field service engineers. It is encouraged to provide customer feedback for similar work with proposal submission.

Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed Price Service Contract.

Contract Period of Performance:

Base: 1/1/25-12/31/25

Option 1: 1/1/26 12/31/26

Option 2: 1/1/27 12/31/27

Option 3: 1/1/28 12/31/28

Option 4: 1/1/29 12/31/29

The proposed procurement is for services for which the Government intends to award to only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and IAW VAAR 819.7008 Sole source awards to verified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

All responsible sources that feel they should be considered qualified to provide the

above-mentioned services may submit a response to this notice (by the response due date

shown above) to kim.mccarthy@va.gov.

The information provided shall include detailed (and relevant) documentation to allow the government to perform adequate market research and make a proper determination. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct an unrestricted open market procurement.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION

AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A

RESPONSE.

Requirements for Equipment:

l. EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION:

Manufacturer: Guldmann, Inc.

5525 Johns Rd

Tampa, FL 33634

Models/List: Guldmann GH3 and GH3+

See table below for inventory:

Asset Tag

Asset Model Name

Serial Number

59353

GH3

27645

38122

GH3

47055

53656

GH3+

0000085410

53663

GH3+

0000085417

38116

GH3

47052

38084

GH3

47054

53659

GH3+

0000085415

38130

GH3

52166

38086

GH3

46740

38111

GH3

47053

38132

GH3

47048

38127

GH3

47070

38093

GH3

46711

46208

GH3

61543

38115

GH3

47059

38082

GH3

46742

38144

GH3

52147

58449

GH3+

133442

41041

GH3

46747

38080

GH3

46749

38106

GH3

52150

38094

GH3

46712

41044

GH3

46746

38126

GH3

47067

59350

GH3

27642

38081

GH3

46737

38095

GH3

46741

38104

GH3

52158

53658

GH3+

0000085412

59435

GH3+

0000061487

59360

GH3

26735

49390

GH3

0000064277

59362

GH3

26736

38109

GH3

46942

38096

GH3

52148

59355

GH3

27640

53657

GH3+

0000085411

38141

GH3

46708

54709

GH3+

0000089701

59699

GH3

61542

54707

GH3+

0000089717

38131

GH3

47065

38119

GH3

47060

38128

GH3

52146

38120

GH3

52167

41036

GH3

46704

38125

GH3

52163

49389

GH3

0000064272

59354

GH3

46064

59434

GH3+

0000052149

38101

GH3

52161

53662

GH3+

0000085421

38088

GH3

48942

38083

GH3

46738

38137

GH3

47051

38124

GH3

47049

41043

GH3

52143

38135

GH3

46703

46210

GH3

61547

38138

GH3

47061

38085

GH3

46701

59349

GH3

47064

38091

GH3

52152

41038

GH3

46743

59364

GH3

33064

38134

GH3

47069

46209

GH3

61491

41571

GH3

90161564

41042

GH3

46707

54708

GH3+

0000089718

38143

GH3

47068

38140

GH3

47071

61261

GH3+

0000026718

38102

GH3

46705

59356

GH3

27646

38121

GH3

47062

38099

GH3

46744

59359

GH3

52153

59357

GH3

47056

59433

GH3+

0000049390

53655

GH3+

0000085409

59351

GH3

58040

59363

GH3

46063

38136

GH3

42479

38113

GH3

47054

54710

GH3+

0000089720

38103

GH3

52155

38142

GH3

42470

59700

GH3

27639

38114

GH3

47057

38097

GH3

52157

38098

GH3

52160

41040

GH3

41477

38105

GH3

52145

54706

GH3+

0000089716

41039

GH3

46739

38139

GH3

52165

53719

GH3+

0000084148

38129

GH3

52151

38133

GH3

52162

53660

GH3+

0000085416

53654

GH3+

0000084153

41037

GH3

47058

59352

GH3

69578

38110

GH3

47066

53661

GH3+

0000085419

59358

GH3

27638

53718

GH3+

0000085035

59361

GH3

52891

Summary- 109 Guldmann GH3 lifts

Location: Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital, 200 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730