W--Medstation 4000 Lease Intent to Sole Source

Solicitation Number: VA241-16-Q-0265 Notice Type: Presolicitation Synopsis: Added: Aug 07, 2013 1:46 pm The VAMC West Haven, CT, NCO (01) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13.501) with Carefusion, Inc., , as the only responsible source that can provide rental services for the Medstation 4000 unit. Carefusion, Inc. is the only vendor that can provide rental services for the Medstation 4000. Carefusion is the original manufacturer of this equipment. Carefusion Inc. is the only vendor that can provide the rental of this equipment and odes not certify third parties to maintain their equipment. Base period shall be for one (1) year. Option years shall be available for four (4) consecutive year terms after the base year. The total contract amount for a base plus four option years is estimated at $65,000.00 Regulatory Requirements: The system and all of the components, shall be compliant with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements to market and deliver medical products for use in the United States of America, even should delivery be requested outside of the United States. The claims made for the product shall comply with the regulations of the FDA with respect to products for marketing and delivery of a medical product for use in the United States of America, even should delivery be requested outside of the United States. Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. The maintenance shall be provided by original equipment manufacturer (OEM)-certified technicians and shall use only OEM-approved replacement parts and proprietary software. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures FAR 13.501 under the authority of the test program for commercial items (section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996). There are not set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 532490 with a small business size standard of $32.5M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Corey Labbe at [email protected]. Statements are due not later than 3:00 PM on 2 March, 2016. No phone calls accepted.