65--VAAAHS Trifecta Heart Valve Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System intends to negotiate a sole source contract with St. Jude Medical Inc. for the procurement of Trifecta Heart Valves. This action is justified under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) due to the availability of only one source. The contract anticipates an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) arrangement over an eleven-month ordering period with a minimum order of one valve and a maximum of twenty-four valves. The delivery location is the VAAAHS facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a delivery requirement of one day after receipt of order. The applicable NAICS code is 339113, and the small business size standard for this category is 750 employees. This notice is not a solicitation or request for competitive bids but serves to inform interested parties of the government's discretion to award without competition. The VA invites responses only if there is clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the government, with all such responses required to be submitted by mail by a specified deadline. No telephonic or email inquiries will be accepted. The contract details were posted in February 2017 under solicitation number VA25017Q0339, managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs' Network Contract Office 10. The contracting office is located in Dayton, Ohio, while delivery and performance are designated for the Ann Arbor VA facility.