Patient Lifts Maintenance Services - ArjoHuntleigh

The VA Medical Center, located in Grand Island, Nebraska has a requirement for maintenance and service of ArjoHuntleigh patient lifts. For patient safety, these lifts require weight checks and calibrations. ArjoHuntleigh retains proprietary rights over the equipment and only allows authorized distributers to conduct this service. The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award sole source, firm fixed price contract for a base year plus four option years to the authorized ArjoHuntleigh service provider in the Nebraska region. This acquisition will exceed $150,000 but will be less than $750,000. An approved Justification and Approval is on file. This notice of intent is not a request for quotes. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. However; any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement of providing authorized ArjoHuntleigh service may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Monday, 12 June 2017 1:30 PM CST. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government and would not hinder mission objective in terms of patient safety and the manufacturer s requirements. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.