65--Taylor Spatial Frame

The Western Regional Contracting Office (WRCO) intends to award a firm fixed priced order under FAR Part 6.302-1 to Smith & Nephew, Inc., 1450 Brooks Road, Memphis, TN 38116 for the purchase of Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) system. The Taylor Spatial Frame is a unique external fixator concept that utilizes proprietary one-of-a-kind computer software to make ongoing deformity corrections to fractured bones post-operatively. These devices are used for limb-salvage to prevent amputation, and also allows for correction of severe post-traumatic deformity. Smith & Nephew is the only known company that offers this technology and it is the only system compatible with William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) current operating room beds, and is therefore the only option to best serve our patients. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC), El Paso, TX. The proposed contract action is for supplies/equipments for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested vendors/companies may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice is not a request for proposal and a solicitation will not be issued in conjunction with the notice of intent. Any vendor/companies that believe it can provide the stated supplies/equipments can provide supporting documents demonstrating their products capability and specifications. Responses received will be used for future acquisitions. Contracting Office Address: Western Regional Contracting Office, 673 Woodland Square Loop SE, Lacey, WA 98503. Contract Specialist: Jose Domingo, (360)-486-0735. No telephone or facsimile requests will be accepted. This procurement will be prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.