Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Sterrad 100 NX for Birmingham VA Medical Center

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to issue sole-source one-time procurement for two (2) Sterrad 100 NX All Clear 1 Dr. Duo 05500120 with trade in and installation for the Birmingham VA Medical Center, 700 S. 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35223. A sole-source procurement will be issued to Advanced Sterilization, Division of Ethicon, Inc, a Johnson & Johnson Company because they are the only vendor capable of providing all product features, trade-in and installation. This equipment will interface with current sterilization system. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1 and 13.106-1(b)(2), "soliciting from a single source. The NAICS code is 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing and has a size standard of 750 employees for this procurement. Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items apply to this procurement.



This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit quotations no later than 1:00pm EST, Jun 1, 2018 to: Margaret.Yeaton@va.gov . Responses received may be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.



Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in GSA eBUY or FBO. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.