S222--Intent to Sole Source Waste Anesthetic Gas Canisters

This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.101(a)(2) requiring the dissemination of information on proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract pursuant to 10 U.S.C 2304 (C)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) and 6.301-1(c), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, and brand-name descriptions.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02301 has a requirement for a waste anesthetic gas system.

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract.

A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is a written notice to inform the public of the Governments intent to award on a sole source basis.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government.

Please contact Manasés Cabrera, Contracting Specialist with the responses or questions regarding this requirement at manases.cabrera@va.gov.

This notice will close on June 17, 2024, at 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Statement of Objectives (SOO)

SCOPE OF REQUIREMENT

The Department of Veteran Affairs, VISN 01, VA Boston Healthcare System, due to numerous factors, requires a waste anesthetic gas system. The objective of this task order is to provide a description of the need to invest in a system that will contribute to minimizing the negative effects that waste anesthesia gas has on our environment and a product that can meet this need.

If the healthcare industry were a country, it would be the fifth-largest polluter on the planet. To protect and sustain our civilization, we need to prioritize the environment and sustainable products.

The U.S. Healthcare Industry accounts for 10% of our nation s total emissions. Between 2006-2016, Healthcare s emissions rate increased by 30%. During clinical use, only less than 5% of inhalation anesthetic used for surgeries and general anesthesia is metabolized by the patient. Subject to minor losses in the recovery room and undesired incidental leaks in the Operating Room, most of the remaining 95% is expelled unabated into the nearby environment via the hospital s ventilation system. These gases are recognized as health and occupational hazards in the OR and, when released into the atmosphere, become aggressive GHGs, harmful to the environment and public health.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Multiple locations in VISN 1

1.2 HOURS OF OPERATIONS

Delivery schedule shall occur from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

1.3 POINTS OF CONTACT

Contracting Specialist (CS): Manasés Cabrera at manases.cabrera@va.gov

Requestor: Jeanne Palumbo

Email: jeanne.palumbo@va.gov

Phone: 857-203-6070

Requestors Service: Anesthesiology

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Description

Manufacturer

Model Number

Quantity

Unit of Purchase

Deltasorb Clean Anesthesia service WX/JP

DSORB-12 m unit

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

A portable canister for anesthetic collection installed in-line with the anesthetic gas machine exhaust.

No retrofitting required, seamlessly installed and provides an out of the box solution to a long-ignored problem.

Captures 100% of the WAG before it is vented to the environment

The WAG contained in the canisters are desorbed in the manufacturing facility and the regenerated canisters are returned to the hospital.

The raw material from the desorption process is then used in a patented distillation process. The outcome is pure, branded generic, inhalation anesthetic produced by isolation. Sustainable and green manufacturing process