7125--COVID-19 PLEXISHIELD BRAND NAME REQUEST NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE COVID-19 PLEXISHIELDS Page 2 of 2 The RPO East/NCO 6 Contracting Office, Hampton Virginia, intends to award a sole source delivery order to Office Design Group as a result of the vendor being the only legally authorized reseller/distributor of the Sneeze Guard Stands (PLEXISHIELDS). The Sneeze Guard Stands are commercial off the shelf product designed and manufactured by Green Edge Systems Inc. Due to time constraints, the sneeze guard shields are readily available and are the best and only source able to support the design specifications and COVID-19 protection. The purchase of Sneeze Guard Stands are needed for the hospital waiting room and various clinical departments in support of COVID-19 operations. The Salem VA Medical Center needs the required plexiglass shields to separate patients from one another in waiting rooms in an effort to contain COVID-19 virus. Sneeze Guard Stands are a brand name request. Office Design Group is the reseller of this technology and we will be pursuing a single source firm fixed price award. This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other than Full and Open Competition as authorized IAW FAR Part subpart 13.106-1(b). The anticipated award date is 10 November 2020. Please note that this is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their ability to provide the product/services listed above. Deadline date for the submittals is 9 November 2020 0900 (9am) Eastern Standard Time. A determination by the government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. For information regarding this purchase, contact Donald V. Harris, Contract Specialist, at (757) 726-6089 or [email protected]. ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT 0001 Tower 72"H x 36"W Sneeze Guard Stands Acrylic 52" x 36 1/8" 410 EA Delivery Schedule: Delivery will be made to Salem VA Medical Center 1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153.