R--D-T-P SOLE SOURCE SHORT TERM BRIDGE CONTRACT

1. The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center, intends to award as new short-term "bridge" contract with the incumbent contractor, this award will be made to Medline Industries, Inc., One Medline Place, Mundelein, IL 60060. Medline Industries, Inc. for supporting services of direct -to-patient distribution of certain OTC medical/surgical supplies. There will be no change to the existing specifications or service requirements and the base term of the contract will expire 06/27/2012 a period of performance of one base period of six (6) months with two (2) option periods, three (3) months each option period. This will provide for continuation of current services while the requirement is solicited and awarded on a competitive basis. Continuation of critical services requires that this contract be awarded no later than June 27, 2013. Due to the compressed timeframe, it is neither practical nor possible to compete this short-term contract and still provide uninterrupted services. The incumbent is currently performing the work satisfactorily, has a working knowledge of the day-to-day requirements, has inventory to satisfy those requirements as well as the required infrastructure to process these requirements timely. Other contractors could not mobilize quickly enough and do not have the experience needed to provide services seamlessly on such short notice and at a fair and reasonable price. 2. This Notice of Intent is to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Department of Veterans Affairs will consider any capability statements received by 12 pm CT on Friday, June 28, 2013. Capability statements would normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. There is no solicitation document. No Request for Proposals will be available for competitive proposals. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is, Evelyn Halliburton-Shannon whom can be reached at [email protected].