Install Patient Lift in COSS Leaf #442 at the VA Northern California Healthcare System

Notice of Intent to Sole Source The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 intends to solicit and negotiate with ARJO, INC., 2349 W Lake ST STE 250, Addison, Illinois 60101-6188, to engineer and install patient lift system in Building 646 Room 1046 at the VA Northern California Healthcare System, Mather.

This acquisition is to procure the following items: One (1) EA, Arjo Maxi Sky2 Ceiling Lifter (Part Number: MS205-01-01); One (1) EA, Spreader Bar (Part Number: 700-19465); One (1) EA 3 Meter 90mm Kwiktrak (Part Number: 200.12810); and One (1) EA 4.5 Meter 140mm Kwiktrak (Part Number: 200.12870). Purchase will also include the required installation hardware kit needed to install and secure the ceiling lifts to the ceiling/or walls, including engineer stamped drawings.

The above procurement will be conducted on a sole source basis and determination of this sole source procurement is in accordance with the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). ARJO Ceiling mounted patient lifts are currently utilized throughout the VA-Mather Facility. Therefore, it is required for the safety of patients that the VA maintain a consistent product. Healthcare providers have been trained, and currently utilized the ARJO Inc. Maxi Sky patient lift.

Adding a lift that has differing controls and functionality could conceivably result in an accidental staff caused patient injury. The VA Mather Facility has procured the ARJO Maxi Sky Patient Lift previously for standardization of the patient lift system throughout the VA Mather Facility. ARJO is the only authorized installer of ARJO Patient Lift System. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 339999, All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Small business size standard: 550 employees.

PSC Code is 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any business that believes it can provide the above listed items or equal may give written notice to david.rovner@va.gov by 12:00pm PDT on August 19, 2024. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement.

Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone requests will be accepted.