# RFI DUV KITS Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25624q1329

- Solicitation number: 36C25624Q1329
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Vericor LLC
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 256-Network Contract Office 16 (36C256)
- NAICS: 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6545 Replenishable Field Medical Sets, Kits, and Outfits
- County: La Crosse County (FIPS 55063). https://abierto.us/counties/la-crosse-county-wi-55063
- City: Holmen. https://abierto.us/cities/holmen-wi-5535450
- First posted: August 16, 2024
- Last posted: August 16, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e0169c82fd66496db4a402b33830e15f/view

## Description

This is a Special Notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sole Source (SS) and synopsis of proposed action.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 intends to issue and award a Sole Source single award Firm-Fixed Price type contract with an after receipt of order (ARO) of 90 days to VERICOR LLC located at 703 WESTERN AVE, HOLMEN WI, 54636 for DUV Kits at the MEDVAMC, located at 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030. It has been determined that through initial Market Research, only 1 (one) responsible source can provide the required KITS as identified below.

The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price single award. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements .

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339113 Medical Surgical Supplies, with a small business size standard of 800 employees, and the FSC/PSC is 6545. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and award IAW FAR 8.004 a sole source firm fixed delivery order award to provide DUV Kits from VeriCor LLC for the following list of supplies; Item # Description/Part Number* Qty Price Extended Amount SS-DUV-MES Medical Equipment & Supplies (for DUV) 4 SS-DUV-O2LG Oxygen Distribution (for Large DUV) 2 SS-DUV-O2SM Oxygen Distribution (for Small DUV) 2 Â via FEDEX - Freight Economy 1 Â Sales Tax 1 THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS.

A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. Telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on quotes or offers received in response to this notice. All responsible sources may identify their interest to meet this requirement to Quentin Chew by 3:00 pm (CST), August 21, 2023. Additionally, any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the government by providing the following:

**1.Business Size and Socio-Economic Status:** (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small (b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a VIP verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and/or the SBA VetCerts Registry at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/.

If not, please NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM. To receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the SBA VetCerts Registry. The intent of this notice is for informational purposes only. Interested parties may submit information for consideration by the government to:

Quentin.Chew@va.gov no later than the response due date/time identified above. All responses received by the closing date specified herein will be considered by the Government, any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that the responding company can provide the same services by the required date. However, a determination by the Government to not compete is solely within the discretion of the Government.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Vericor LLC (UEI KXHVWJXDSJ45)
- Contract: 36C25624P1688, purchase order
- Obligated: $65,094.88
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C25624Q1329 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C256 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25624P1688_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 16, 2024: Special notice, due August 21, 2024 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice e0169c82fd66496db4a402b33830e15f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e0169c82fd66496db4a402b33830e15f/view

## Points of contact

- Quentin Chew, Contract Specialist, Quentin.Chew@va.gov, (713) 791-1414

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Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25624q1329.
