The Department of Veterans Affairs, SAO Central, NCO12 - Milwaukee, WI, intends to award a sole source commercial purchase order in accordance with FAR Parts 12 & 13. The North America Industry Classification System Code [NAICS] is 811219 and standard is $19 Million. The government has determined that Datex-Ohmeda Inc is the only source that can satisfy this agency requirement. The requirement is furnish all supervision, labor, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform Emergency Service/Repair and Preventative Maintenance of the following anesthesia machines located at the VAMC MADISON, 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison WI. Annual preventive maintenance and emergency repair services of General Electric anesthesia equipment. Preventive Maintenance (PM) shall be performed by a factory trained service representative/service technician. The service individuals shall be factory trained on all items requiring PM/repair. Documentation shall be provided to the contracting officer certifying the service representative or technician has been trained and certified in the performance of the work by the equipment manufacturer. Anesthesia Machines: EE # Description Serial # Qty Unit 18134 OHMEDA AESTIVA/5 MRI AMTH00200 2 job 36958 GE AVANCE ANBQ01471 2 job 36959 GE AVANCE ANBQ01472 2 job 36960 GE AVANCE ANBQ01474 2 job 36961 GE AVANCE ANBQ01576 2 job 36962 GE AVANCE ANBQ01575 2 job 36963 GE AVANCE ANBQ01574 2 job Compact Airway Modules: 37523 S/5 Compact Airway Module, M-CAiO 6186191 1 job 37524 S/5 Compact Airway Module, M-CAiO 6185831 1 job 37525 S/5 Compact Airway Module, M-CAiO 6186192 1 job 37528 S/5 Compact Airway Module, M-CAiO 6778745 1 job 37529 S/5 Compact Airway Module, M-CAiO 6775827 1 job 37526 S/5 Compact Airway Module, M-CAiO 6181387 1 job All responsible sources may submit a response, which if timely received, will be considered by The Department of Veterans Affairs, SAO Central, NCO 12 - Milwaukee, WI. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center anticipates entering into sole source procurement negotiations with Datex-Ohmeda. This announcement is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302-1. The above authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can only be satisfied for supplies/services available from one source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by December 2, 2013 by 2:00 PM CST. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. All interest received on or before December 2, 2013 will be evaluated by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitations documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any company that feels they can meet the needs of the Government must submit their technical data (10 pages or less) to support their claim. POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE: 1) Company name, address, phone number, primary contact(s), e-mail address, NAICS code(s), business size (i.e., small/large) and DUNS Number. 2) Provide a Statement of Capability that demonstrates the offeror's past performance in providing this type of service. Please include the following: (a) staff expertise including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. 3) Submissions must be made via email to:
[email protected] The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this synopsis. Questions should be addressed via email to Trong Nguyen, Contracting Officer at
[email protected]. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s.)