6515--Notice of Assignment -Stryker Implants Consignment Agreement

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Philadelphia VA Medical Center intends to negotiate a sole source Consignment Contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) for Surgical Joint Implants with Howmedica Osteonics Corp DBA Stryker Orthopaedics of325 Corporate Dr, Mahwah, New Jersey, 07430. The Justification and Approval is included in this posting. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used, and the resulting contract will be a firm fixed price contract. The NAICS Code is 339111 and the Size Standard is 1000 employees. This special notice serves as notice of intent to award a sole source a contract and is not a request for competitive proposals and is not a solicitation or a request for offers. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that a prospective offeror can fulfill the requirements of the solicitation and that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties should submit a capability statement to the Contract Specialist within 3 calendar days of the date of this notice. Contractors must be actively registered in SAM (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/).