65--Remove & Re-Install Patient Lifts

Network Contracting Activity 8 intends to negotiate on a sole source basis pursuant to VAAR 873 & 38 USC 8153 and FAR 6.302-1 to dismantle and re-install ceiling mounted BHM Voyager patient lifts (38) and ARJO Maxi Sky 600 patient lifts (74) at the North Florida/South Georgia Veteran Health System Gainesville and Lake City FL locations. All necessary supervision, labor, materials (tracks and hardware), tools, and equipment shall be provided/furnished to install patient lifts at both locations. Responsible sources may submit a capability statement and certificates as evidence of certification for both manufactured type patient lifts. The applicable NAICS for this procurement is 423450. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed or faxed to Clifford Snipe, Contract Specialist, FAX 352 381-5746; E-mail address: [email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than September 11, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Responses should clearly state the ability to dismantle and re-install BHM Voyager and ARJO Maxi Sky 600 patient lifts in rooms on patient wards. If no responsible responses are received, the Government will proceed with the sole source procurement to ARJO Huntleigh, Inc 2349 West Lake Street, Addison, IL 60101. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from their responses to this announcement. A response to this RFI is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.