RFI: NOI SS Overhead Patient Lifts

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 contract to Premier Medical Distributers LLC located at 141 Chapel Ridge Circle, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588, for the installation and site prep of overhead patient lifts at the MEDVAMC, located at 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030. It has been determined that through initial Market Research, only 1 (one) responsible SDVOSB source per FAR 19.1406 can provide the required upgrades as identified below.

The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition as implemented by FAR 6.302-5(b)(6) Sole source awards under the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 . The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339113 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 800 employees, and the FSC/PSC is 6515 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. See attached NOI SS