65--Custom Surgical Packs

Solicitation VA69D-13-Q-1100 - Notice of Intent to Sole Source reference FAR 6.302-1. The Great Lakes Acquisition Center is procuring the following: Custom Sterile Surgical Packs for VAMC Milwaukee & Lovell FHCC The Great Lakes Acquisition Center intends to award on a sole source basis, IAW 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, a contract to Cardinal Health 200, Inc, 1430 Waukegan Rd, Waukegan, IL 60085-6726, as the only responsible source to provide the above items. This procurement is to establish a new six month fixed-price, requirements contract for Custom Sterile Surgical Packs. This contract will be utilized by VAMC Milwaukee and Lovell FHCC via EDI. This is a short-term contract to allow uninterrupted receipt of surgical packs while a VISN-wide contract is being implemented. VAMC Milwaukee and Lovell FHCC currently procure custom packs via EDI through the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor, Cardinal. Packs are ordered three days a week, with next day delivery, per the terms of the MSPV contract. Custom packs are made up of individually selected components and are specific to each facility where they are used. The packs are assembled by a manufacturer, sterilized, and shipped to the MSPV for storage. The whole process takes 6-8 weeks from pack assembly to VAMC delivery. The approximate award value for this procurement is $358,796.90 The approximate award date for this procurement is June 1, 2013 and will last six months after receipt of award A recent notice from the NAC regarding dropping custom surgical packs from FSS, as of June 1, 2013, has created the need for VISN 12 to expeditiously put a contract in place to ensure continuity of sources. Changing pack manufacturers, components, or distributors takes several months to implement. Cardinal Health is the only vendor which has the ability to distribute any of the several manufacturers currently in use in VISN 12. The June 1 expiration of the custom pack FSS contracts necessitates the execution of a contract which will continue MSPV distribution of the packs. Cardinal is the only vendor which will ensure uninterrupted delivery of custom packs to VAMC Milwaukee and Lovell FHCC. Failure to establish a contract will require individual orders for custom packs to be awarded through Contracting activity, which will not allow for just in time delivery. Space concerns and current VA inventory metrics do not allow for overstocking of packs. Packs are generally bulky and Logistics must keep no more than 2-4 weeks of stock on hand to meet performance measures. Failure to procure packs on a timely basis can affect scheduled surgeries, resulting in delayed or cancelled cases and a decrease in the quality of care. 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 500 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.