The Department of Veterans Affairs, SAO Central, NCO12 - Milwaukee, WI, intends to award a sole source commercial contract in accordance with FAR Parts 12 & 13. The North America Industry Classification System Code [NAICS] is 811219 and standard is $19 Mil. The government has determined that Covidien LP is the only source that can satisfy this agency requirement. Covidien (Puritan Bennett) is the only contractor able to perform the requested full service (repairs and preventive maintenance) on the 37 ventilator equipment (840, 700, and HT70) at the Hines VAMC because the preventative maintenance requirements include software updates that only the OEM has access to. Therefore, no other vendor can adequately perform the required services because they will not be able to provide the latest proprietary software versions, as required by the Respiratory Therapy department 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 Covidien LP. 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 June 30, 2014 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 June 30, 2014 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.)