St Jude Leads

The contract involves a sole source acquisition with St Jude Medical, Inc. for the supply of leads and defibrillators to Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. The solicitation is scheduled to be posted on July 8, 2009, on the federal procurement website, FedBizOpps. This procurement falls under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339113, which pertains to surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The government plans to award a firm-fixed-price contract based on this solicitation. All interested offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to the contract award, as mandated for Department of Defense contracts. The solicitation documents will be available for download from FedBizOpps and will not be distributed via mail. The contracting agency managing this acquisition is the 81st Contracting Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, and the point of contact for this acquisition is Kimberly R. Sturdivant, Contract Specialist, reachable by email or phone. The contract is designated specifically for performance at Keesler AFB, MS, emphasizing streamlined procurement through a sole source method to meet military operational needs efficiently.