J065--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ConMed Airseal Service STL

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
36C25524Q0178
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to ConMed Corp. for Airseal Preventative Maintenance Service. The equipment provided by ConMed is critical for surgical services at the VA Medical Center, and the VA's market research has confirmed that ConMed is the sole supplier of the required parts.

The purpose of this acquisition is to ensure the continuous reliability of the ConMed Airseal systems and ancillary equipment. The services will be procured using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 13.106-1(b), with an anticipated award date of April 1, 2024. While this is not a request for quotes, the VA will consider capability statements from responsible sources, which must be submitted by 8:00 AM CDT on April 1, 2024. The NAICS code for this requirement is 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a size standard of $34.0 million.

Notice text

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15, intends to solicit and award a sole source, firm fixed price contract with one Large Business (LB) source, ConMed Corp. This acquisition is to ensure the continuous reliability of the ConMed Airseal systems and ancillary equipment.

The equipment is critical for surgical services at the VA Medical Center and the reliable and accurate operation of the equipment at all times is considered critical to the health of patients. Market research confirmed that no other vendor, other than ConMed, supplies the parts included in this acquisition. The Veterans Health Administration prohibits the use of gray market items. Gray market items are considered to be items outside of the original equipment manufacturer s intended distribution channels.

Services Required:

Item No.

Description

Quantity

Unit of Measure

0001

Airseal Preventative Maintenance Service

12

Mo

1001

Airseal Preventative Maintenance Service

12

Mo

2001

Airseal Preventative Maintenance Service

12

Mo

3001

Airseal Preventative Maintenance Service

12

Mo

This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as authorized by and in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The anticipated award date is 1 April 2024.

The prices offered for this acquisition have been determined to be fair and reasonable after a comparison of both the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and historical pricing.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair Maintenance and the size standard is $34.0 million.

This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for quotes; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the Government. All capability statements must be received no later than 8:00 AM CDT on Monday, April 01, 2024. Responses are to be submitted to Tim Fitzgerald, Contracting Specialist at timothy.fitzgerald@va.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government and supporting Contracting Officer.

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