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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 16, 2016 FBO #5227
DOCUMENT

65 -- Electrosurgical/APC Equipment - Attachment

Notice Date

3/14/2016
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

339113 — Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 6;100 Emancipation Drive;Hampton VA 23667
 

ZIP Code

23667
 

Archive Date

3/15/2016
 

Point of Contact

Daniel Spaulding
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with PRO-AIM Americas, LLC (DUNS: 962568338), pursuant to FAR Subpart 13.5, specifically FAR 13.501(a)(1), and Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. The proposed sole source purchase order is for four (4) ERBE VIO 300D Electrosurgical Units, four (4) APC2 coagulators and related parts. Delivery will be made to the Kernersville Health Care Center, in North Carolina. The action will result in the purchase of four (4) ERBE VIO 3000D electrosurgical units, four (4) APC2 argon plasma coagulators and related parts, for delivery to Kernersville Health Care Center in Kernersville, North Carolina. A new firm-fixed price purchase order will be awarded. The independent government estimate is $167,089.72. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and specifically FAR 13.501 Special Documentation Requirements, where acquisitions conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, but still require a justification using the format of FAR 6.303-2. The sole source procurement is being conducted on the basis of (1) standardization with existing equipment used at the Salisbury VA Medical Center and satellite medical facilities. The equipment is familiar to medical staff and changing brands would unnecessarily increase the risk of patient injury, as medical personnel rotate between facilities. (2) Use of another brand is prohibitive due to concerns related to training. The medical staff is trained on the ERBE brand of electrosurgical/APC equipment and must have their competency affirmed on a periodic basis. Using another brand of equipment will cause the facility to revise its training program and to re-establish competency for all users on multiple devices, in different locations. No competing device is so advantageous as to warrant changing brands and causing the facility to conduct multiple, repetitive training actions to support one device. Standardization for the purpose of ensuring patient safety was supported under GAO ruling B-407223.2. Standardization is further supported in the attached peer-reviewed journal article, "Evaluating and Predicting Patient Safety for Medical Devices with Integral Information Technology." This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Thursday, March 14, 2016, 6:30PM, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Daniel Spaulding (contractor) at daniel.spaulding@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/103903ff57fadf5e0cc570a62332ab77)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA246-16-P-3557 VA246-16-P-3557.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2614497&FileName=-7372.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2614497&FileName=-7372.docx

 

File Name: VA246-16-P-3557 ATTACHMENT - Evaluation and Predicting Patient Safety.pdf (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2614498&FileName=-7373.pdf)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2614498&FileName=-7373.pdf

 

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Record

SN04049638-W 20160316/160314234944-103903ff57fadf5e0cc570a62332ab77 (fbodaily.com)
 

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