Maintenance Services for Draeger Anesthesia Equipment

The Naval Medical Logistics Command (NMLC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 with Draeger, Inc. (Draeger), 3135 Quarry Road, Telford, PA, 18969-1042, for the provision of support and maintenance services of designated, Government-owned anesthesia units and anesthesia patient monitoring and recording equipment (Apollo, Infinity C700, Perseus A500, Infinity C500, Fabius MRI, Fabius Tiro, etc.) at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA (NMCP). The contractor shall provide all parts, labor, materials, travel, personnel, supervision, and freight for the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for all identified equipment. The period of performance is 01 October 2018 through 30 September 2023.

Draeger will provide maintenance via on-site engineering support for select Draeger anesthesia units, and anesthesia patient monitoring and recording equipment installed and used at NMCP. For repairs, equipment shall be returned to an operational condition within forty-eight (48) hours after the initial telephone trouble call, which requires the contractor to maintain a comprehensive inventory of parts. Draeger is capable of providing new, non-refurbished original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts required for repairs in a timely manner. Draeger also has access to software updates/patches and root/administrator level access to all equipment software in order to meet Risk Management Framework (RMF) cybersecurity requirements. There are no other known sources capable of providing OEM parts or service for all of the required equipment. Additionally, Draeger technicians are OEM certified and Draeger is ISO 9001 certified. Accordingly, Draeger is the only qualified source for this procurement that can provide the on-site support, OEM software access, and OEM parts for Government-owned Draeger anesthesia equipment, in accordance with the required performance work statement, immediately upon award.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information, or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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 a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source contract.

Capability statements are due by 4:30 PM Local Time, 11 June 2018. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: E-MAIL:

rachel.a.turk2.civ@mail.mil

IN SUBJECT LINE REFERENCE: "N6264518Q0026"