65--Laparoscopic Scope Tower

65-SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION - SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT-Laparoscopic Scope Tower and Endoscope exchange. Solicitation Number/FBO Notice: Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Office: Baltimore VA Medical Center Location: Baltimore, MD 21201 Response Date: Friday, August 24, 2018 @ 2:00pm Set Aside: N/A Classification Code: 6515 Maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment NAICS Code: 423450 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment & Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. Synopsis: The Dept of Veterans Affairs, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, intends to make a sole source award to a firm with the capability of providing endoscopes exchange and a laparoscopic tower to Karl Storz Endoscope located at the Baltimore, VA Medical Center The anticipated source is Storz-Karl Storz endoscopes, 2151 Grand Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245-5017. This is not a formal solicitation or request for quote. This synopsis of intent is to give notice of the Government s intent to make a sole source award. Contractors who can provide the Dept. of Veterans Affairs with the required services are invited to electronically submit an affirmative written response indicating a bona fide ability to meet this specific requirement. Specifications for this requirement are as follows: The Contractor shall provide all labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to exchange the existing endoscopes and provide a Laparoscopic Scope Tower at the Baltimore MD VA Medical Center. Biomedical Engineering will be the manager and administrator of the service contract. Responses should appear on company letterhead and include, at minimum, affirmation of active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), your Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number, any applicable processed credentials and qualifications, and any applicable pricing data or information. All responses should include a Point of Contract (POC), telephone number, and electronic mail address (email). Additionally, respondents should indicate whether they are a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned small business, HUBZone, service disabled veteran-owned small business, or qualify as socially or economically disadvantaged and whether they are US or foreign owned. Responses to this notice will be used to determine the availability of this type of service. All responsible sources may respond to this synopsis and all responses will be considered by the agency. Responses should be furnished electronically to the contract listed below not later than (NLT) 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), Friday, August 24, 2018. Contracting Officer Miss Amy Ritchey Email: [email protected] Contracting Office Address: Dept of Veterans Affairs, Martinsburg VA Medical Center, 510 Butler Ave, Martinsburg WV 25405 Place of Performance: Dept of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC VA Medical Center, 50 Irving St. NW, Washington DC 20422 POC: Amy Ritchey-NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED. PLEASE RESPOND VIA EMAIL. THANK YOU.