65--Notice of Intent--Custom Procedure Trays Temporary Order

Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Manus Medical, LLC, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Richmond VAMC has a requirement for custom bundles to be utilized within the Operating Room. The Custom Bundles are made up of individually selected components, specific to the facility where they are used. The bundles are assembled by a manufacturer, sterilized, and shipped to the Richmond VAMC. Changing bundle manufacturers, components, or distributors initially takes approximately two to three months to allow the new contractor lead time to stock all required components. Manus Medical is the current provider of VAMC Richmond's requirement for custom procedure trays and is currently the only company positioned to continue providing the custom trays in the near future. There are currently twenty-nine (29) different procedure trays in use at the Richmond VAMC, including trays for arthroscopy, open heart surgery, major/minor vascular surgery, hip procedures, angio procedures, and ophthalmologic, knee, and ear surgeries. This procurement constitutes a short-term order while a long-term competitive acquisition is being conducted. A forthcoming long-term delivery contract will be competitively solicited. The anticipated request for proposals number of the forthcoming delivery contract is VA246-15-R-1101. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Tuesday, September 4, 2015, 4:00, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Daniel Spaulding (contractor) at contact@example.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.