65--Base Six (6) Mo.and Two One-Year Option Years Contract for Gambro Hemodialysis Supplies. This is not a Request for Quote, but rather a notice that the Government intends on making a Sole Source Award to Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Wilkes Barre, PA Medical Center intends to negotiate on a Sole Source basis with Baxter Healthcare Corporation, One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL 60015-4633, to award a Six (6) month Base, and Two one-year Option Year's Contract, to furnish the following Gambro (Baxter Healthcare Corporation) Hemodialysis supplies, in accordance with the attached Statement of Need. Estimated Base and Option Year Price - $185,988. Statement of Need: Hemodialysis Supplies are needed for the Gambro Phoenix Dialysis Machines used for end stage renal disease patient care requiring dialysis. These machines are proprietary to Baxter Healthcare and the supplies needed must be compatible with the Gambro Phoenix Dialysis Machines. A base year contract with 2 option years is required to begin 1/6/15. CASES NEED TO BE DELIVERED BY THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. LINE# 1 PRODUCT 110634 9 CASES PER MONTH LINE#2 PRODUCT 109733 22 CASES PER MONTH LINE#3 PRODUCT 101025 14 CASES PER MONTH The following supplies are needed for Gambro Phoenix Dialysis Machines: 1 DIALYZER,HEMODIALYSIS HOLLOW 108 CS 412.08 44504.64 FILAMENT,POLYURETHANE,HIGH FLUX, FILTER,POLYFLUX REVACLEAR,DISPOSABLE,STERILE STK#: 110634 2 BICARBONATE,DIALYSIS,POWDER,720 264 CS 62.50 16500.00 GRAM,CARTRIDGE,BICART 10 STK#: 109733 3 SET,HEMODIALYSIS 168 CS 114.15 19177.20 ADMINISTRATION,DOUBLE NEEDLE WITH PRIME LINE ATTACHED,PATIENT LINE LENGTH 103 CM,PRIMING VOLUME 103 ML, NON-INVASIVE PRESSURE MONITORING,PRE-CONNECTED INTEGRATED ARTERIAL AND VENOUS CHAMBERS,REVERSE FLOW CAPABILITY,POLYVINYL CHLORIDE,PUMP SEGMENT INNER DIAMETER 6.35 MM,PUMP SEGMENT OUTER DIAMETER 9.53 MM,COLOR-CODED SINGLE-POSITION PINCH CLAMPS, BOTTOM-ENTRY CHAMBER,COLOR-CODED LOCKING PATIENT LUERS WITH A TWIST-OFF CONNECTION FEATURE,COLOR-CODED DIALYZER BLOOD-PORT CAPS,SURFACE-FROSTED TUBING,LATEX-FREE,STERILE,KINK-RESISTANT STK#: 101025 This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than 4:00PM on 02/23/2015. Responses should be sent to [email protected]. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 325413, and the Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS Code is 500 employees. Contracting Office Address: Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer, 1010 Delafield Road, (90C-A), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215-1802 Point of Contact(s): Point of Contact: Ronald Mazzei, Contract Specialist. Phone: 412-822-3770.