65--Notice of Intent -- Hill-Rom Progressa PRO-885 ICU Beds

Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Hill-Rom, Inc. (DUNS: 004245668), pursuant to FAR 8.405-6. The proposed sole source purchase order is for fifteen (15) Hill-Rom Progressa PRO-885 intensive care unit beds with Chair Egress Frame Design. The approved action is a sole source award to Hill-Rom, Inc. on FSS Schedule 65 II A, SIN A-69. Delivery will be made to the Richmond VA Medical Center. The facility currently has 15 Hill-Rom Progressa PRO-885 hospital beds in the intensive care unit. The original procurement was competitively awarded to replace part of the existing inventory, due to the age of the existing equipment. The facility requires 15 additional units of the same make and model of ICU bed. The same make and model must be purchased for the purpose of continuity of care. Bed functions differ significantly enough between brands to cause a disruption to operations by having equipment from different manufacturers. FSS Schedule 65 II A is a mandatory source and Hill-Rom is the only available source on FSS Schedule 65 II A for the Progressa PRO-885 ICU Bed. 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, April 5, 2016, 5:00PM, 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.