W065--Specialty Bed Rental - Hill-Rom

Page 3 of 3 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6, intends to award a base plus 4 firm fixed price sole-source contract to Hill-Rom. The Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) requests Hill-Rom bed rentals agreement. The justification for this noncompetitive solicitation is due to Hill-Rom being the sole supplier of Hill-Rom bed rentals. The NAICS code for this procurement is 532283 Home Health Equipment Rental with a size standard of $35M. Sole source items: 01: Envella Air Fluidized Therapy bed rental. 02: Totalcare Spo2RT 2 ICU (Progressa) Bed rental 03: Clinitron RiteHite Air Fluidized Therapy (Envella) bed rental 04: Total Care connect Sport P1900 THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES and no Solicitation will be issued. Market research has determined that this service is highly specialized are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of 23 February 2021 to Hill-Rom 1069 State Route 46 East Batesville, IN 47006. However, interested parties may identify their skill and ability by sending capability statements in reference to this requirement to the contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting Gordon Burns via e-mail [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.