Sterrad Sterilizers Preventive Maintenance and Repairs

SPECIAL NOTICE: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan is soliciting and intends to award a firm fixed price contract for preventive maintenance and emergency repairs to the Sterrad Sterilizer machines that are used by Sterilizing Processing Service for the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. NAICS Code 811219, size standard $20.5 million. The Government intends, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) (Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization)), to negotiate on a sole source basis with Ethicon US, LLC dba Advanced Sterilization products Division (33 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618), for this procurement due to the fact that the equipment is proprietary to Ethicon and they do not allow third-parties to perform maintenance or repairs. The replacement parts are only available to Ethicon authorized personnel. Any warranties will be void if a third-party performs any service to the equipment. No solicitation package is available. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received NLT 12:00 PM Eastern on 8/28/2019. No telephonic inquiries, faxed or mailed responses will be accepted. All responses must be emailed to nicole.feeman@va.gov..