Trima Accel Blood Collection System

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB) SOLE SOURCE SUPPLY CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Healthcare Contracting Division – West (HCD-W), intends to award a firm fixed price supply contract for consumable supplies to support the Trima Accel Blood Collection System for use in the Donor Center at Naval Hospital Guam-Agana (NHGA), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 13.003(b)(2)(iv), 13.501(a), and 19.1506(b), to:

Metro Medical Equipment & Supply, Inc.

500 Northwest Plaza Drive, Suite 512

Saint Louis, Missouri 63074-1028

314-880-3515

UEI # C8YSS8GGLE19, CAGE # 0GXP4

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing; the business size standard is 800 # of Employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6515 - Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies.

The objective of this sole source purchase order is to procure a supply of Trima Accel Blood Collection System consumables for NHGA. Items include: (1) Catalog number: 82446, Trima Platelet + Sampler, Plasma, RBC Set, 6 per case, quantity of 32 cases and (2) Catalog number: 40817, ACD-A 750mL Non-DEHP Correct Connect, 12 per box, quantity of 16 boxes.

Delivery Dates: 15 February 2025, 15 February 2026, 15 February 2027, and 15 February 2028

Delivery Address:

Naval Hospital Guam-Agana

Bldg 50 Farenholt Rd., Ste. 1Y02

Agana Heights, GU 96910

The purpose of this purchase order is to provide the Donor Center at NHGA with the supplies to continue their day-to-day operations of platelet collection to aid in transfusion services. More details can be found in the Statement of Work (SOW) under “Attachments.” The needed supplies are not available through mandatory sources. The identified source Metro Medical Equipment & Supply, Inc. is an SBA-Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) under NAICS code 339112, in which SBA has determined that WOSB concerns are substantially underrepresented in Federal procurement. Based on the results of the market research, there is no reasonable expectation of receiving quotes from two or more small businesses; therefore, the Government intends to procure this requirement as a WOSB sole source to Metro Medical Equipment & Supply, Inc. in accordance with FAR 13.003(b)(2)(iv), 13.501(a), and 19.1506(b).

This notice of intent to sole source 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 supplies for NHGA in accordance with the SOW.

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 Cha-on P. Gordon at cha-on.p.gordon2.civ@health.mil.

The closing date for challenges is no later than 1300 Pacific Standard Time, 29 January 2025.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED.