65--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Minimal Invasive Spine Instruments for Milwaukee VAMC

Solicitation VA69D-16-Q-1123 - Notice of Intent to Sole Source reference FAR 6.302-1. The Great Lakes Acquisition Center is procuring the following Medtronic items for the Clement J. Zablocki VAMC: Line Item Medtronic Item Number Description Quantity 1 9569652 HOOK 9569652 BAYON NERVE STR 3 2 9569638 HOOK 9569638 MICROBAYONETED NERVE STR 3 3 9569651 HOOK 9569651 BAYON NERVE RT 3 4 9569560 RETRACTOR 9569560 WIDE SUCTION 3 5 9569564 PITUITARY 9569564 UPBITING 2MM 3 6 9569569 PITUITARY 9569569 DOWNBITING 2MM 3 7 9569568 SCISSORS 9569568 CURVED 3 8 9560691 INSTRUMENT 9560691 MICRO SCISSORS 3 9 9569574 FORCEP 9569574 ANGLED BIPOLAR US-SHORT 3 10 9569571 FORCEP 9569571 ANGLED BIPOLAR US CON 3 11 9569647 BAYONET PENFIELD 9569647 PUSH/PULL 3 The Great Lakes Acquisition Center intends to award on a sole source basis, i/a/w: Public Law (PL) 109-461 Veterans First Contracting Program which requires the Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase contracting and subcontracting opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and FAR 6.302-1, a contract to Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 13949 Alvarez Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32218, as the only responsible source to provide the above items. VHA Directive 2009-031 requires SPS to standardize the purchase of instruments and to replace the instruments not standardized. Failure to standardize instruments can result in patient/staff injury related to improper reprocessing errors. Reprocessing errors have resulted in thousands of VA patients being notified for potential exposure to HIV, Hepatitis C and other infectious diseases. Medtronic is the proprietary manufacturer of the requested instruments. This request is a Brand Name Only request because of the VA SPS Standardization Mandate that all surgical instruments be standardized. The Clement J. Zablocki VAMC currently owns Medtronic Spine Instrument Systems. The requirement is to complement the existing systems already in use at the Milwaukee VAMC. The Medical Center surgical Staff is trained on the use of the Medtronic Instruments and the Sterile Process staff is train on the reprocessing requirements for Medtronic instruments. The statutory authority for other than full and open competition is 10USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement. The applicable NAICS Code is 339112 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation or a solicitation of offers. However, all quotes received within three days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement upon receipt of response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. There will be no solicitation available.