The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with KCI dba Solventum, a 3M Company, for the maintenance, service, and calibration of seven Wound VAC machines. This procurement is justified under 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures, as KCI is the proprietary vendor for this specialized medical equipment. The contract will be structured as a firm-fixed-price agreement, encompassing a base year and four option years, emphasizing the critical nature of maintaining these medical devices for patient care. Interested firms that believe they can meet the requirements must submit their capability statements and references to Contract Specialist Debbie Bruening via email by December 9, 2024, at 10:00 AM CST, as this notice is not a request for competitive quotes.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract to KCI dba Solventum a 3M Company for the maintenance, service, and calibration of seven Wound VAC machines. This action, under Solicitation Number 36C25226Q0175, is justified by 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures, as KCI dba Solventum is the proprietary vendor for this equipment. The contract will include a base year and four option years. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes, but firms believing they can meet the requirements must submit detailed information and references to Debbie Bruening by December 9, 2024, at 10:00 AM CST. Responses will be evaluated, but the decision to proceed with a sole source negotiation remains at the government's discretion. If no responses are received, the negotiation will proceed with MagVenture, Inc.

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Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with KCI dba Solventum a 3M Company for 3M Wound VAC equipment Maintenance. The contractor KCI dba is the proprietary vendor for the Wound VAC equipment.
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13.106-3(b)(3)(i), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a base plus (4) four option year contract. The NAICS Code is 811210.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service to the Contract Specialist by 10:00AM (CST) Monday December 9, 2024. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Responses received will be evaluated however, determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with the MagVenture, Inc.
Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to debbie.bruening@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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