The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 09, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole source, firm fixed-price contract for High Technology Medical/Surgical Equipment to Stryker Endoscopy, Inc.  The contract is expected to be awarded in accordance with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and specifically FAR 13.501 Special Documentation Requirements, where acquisitions conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, but still require a justification using the format of FAR 6.303‐2.  A Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been approved. The anticipated award date is May 28, 2021.  The contractor will provide these products to the Surgical Services Department at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (VAMC) at 809 Lamont Street, Mountain Home, TN 37684.

NAICS code: 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

(SBA Size Standard 750 Employees) PSC: 6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies

This acquisition is for the purchase of Stryker medical/surgical equipment to standardize the equipment currently utilized in the operating rooms (OR)s within James H. Quillen VA Medical Center in Mountain Home TN. This acquisition upgrades the current Stryker assets to 4K technology with wireless capability and standardizes the equipment utilized with the DaVinci robot and 4 mobile Stryker towers currently used in surgical procedures. The only vendor capable of fulfilling the requirement in its entirety is Stryker Endoscopy, Inc. (Stryker), a large business and manufacturer of the required equipment. 

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.  However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement within two calendar days after publication of this notice. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award.

Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with “RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE STRYKER HIGH TECH EQUIPMENT” in the subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Darrin Nicholson, Contracting Officer, by email at [email protected] NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM Central. The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements.