Notice of Intent to Sole Source Annual drop shipment of Fenwal Amicus Apheresis kits, reagents, and consumables for U. S. Naval Hospital Okinawa

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Western Healthcare Operations Contracting Division (WHOCD), San Diego, intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed price contract for the Annual drop shipment of Fenwal Amicus Apheresis kits, reagents, and consumables. These supplies are required for Government-owned Fenwal manufactured Amicus Cell Separators, Outside the Continental of the United States (OCONUS) in support of United States Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO), Japan in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to:

FENWAL INC.

3 Corporate Dr Ste 300

Lake Zurich, IL 60047-8930

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 325413 – In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing and the business size standard is 1,250 # of employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6550 – In-Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits, and Sets.

The objective of this sole source award is to procure supplies for USNHO. USNHO requires for an annual drop shipment of Fenwal Amicus Apheresis kits, reagents, and consumables used in the Government-owned Fenwal manufactured Amicus Cell Separators. Fenwal Inc. is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Amicus Cell Separator and sole proprietor of the requested reagents and consumables. Fenwal Inc. specifically cautions that InterSol solution is the only additive approved for use on the Cell Separator. Use of any unauthorized reagents and consumables may cause malfunction or damage to the cell separator. Fenwal Inc. is the only manufacturer of the requested reagents that are compatible with the Amicus Cell Separator. Fenwal Inc. doesn’t have distributors for their products and ship directly to consumers. The anticipated period of performance is for a base period with no option periods.

Products:

Product

Product Description

Quantity

6B7880

INTERSOL PLATELET ADDITIVE SOLUTION 3

24

4R2337

AMICUS APHERESIS KIT- CLOSED SINGLE NEED

88

4C4300

LEUKOCONNECT PRE-STORAGERS2000 TRA

1

The items shall be shipped to:

U.S. SHIPPING ADDRESS:

Cardinal Health MPS Distribution Center

4551 East Philadelphia Street

Ontario, CA 91761

SHIP TO ADDRESS OKINAWA JAPAN:

US Naval Hospital Okinawa/PACOM ASBBC

Camp Foster BLDG 966

Tarawa Road, Ginowan City

Okinawa Japan 901-2221

Based on market research, FENWAL, INC., is the only source that can meet the Government’s minimum

requirements for the kits, reagents, and consumables from FENWAL, INC. at US Naval Hospital Okinawa.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the required services for United States Naval Hospital Okinawa. Capability statements shall not exceed six (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 purchase order.

If a vendor challenges the basis of this requirement, please email capability statements as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Adrian Nerida at adrian.m.nerida.civ@health.mil. The closing date for challenges is no later than 2:00pm Pacific Daylight Time, 15 July 2024.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED.