J065--Stryker Transport Chair Product Maintenance CS: Maureen Sundstrom

Special Notice Special Notice Page 2 of 2 *= Required Field Special Notice Page 1 of 2 The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Contract with the large business Stryker Sales LLC. The procurement is for product maintenance of the Stryker transport chairs. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811412. The transport chairs are used at the requiring facility to move patients throughout the facility. It is essential that these chairs are operating as designed for patient and staff safety. The product maintenance plan is available only through the OEM, Stryker. Because the OEM has no authorized providers for this service, this procurement is limited to one source in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) Soliciting from a Single Source, as no other supplies will satisfy the Agency s requirement. The anticipated award date: August 01, 2023. This requirement is for: Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound VA Medical Center Healthcare System 1660 S. Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purpose of determining the marketplace for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted. This will be the only notice of the Government s intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.