Emergency Medical Air and Vacuum Maintenance

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, requires an emergency sole-source bridge contract for three months to continue critical maintenance and repair services for medical air, medical vacuum, oxygen, and dental vacuum systems. The previous contract, 36C26221C0065, with Certified Medical Sales, LLC, expired due to a failure to exercise an option year. This lapse in service poses an extreme safety hazard to patients and risks the VA Healthcare System's medical licensure. The estimated cost for this bridge contract, from April 1, 2023, to June 30, 2023, is $42,765.00. Market research confirmed Certified Medical Sales, LLC, as the only respondent to the original solicitation. The contracting officer approved this single-source award due to the unusual and compelling urgency, as per FAR 13.106-1(b) and FAR 6.302-2.

The "Justification and Approval Notice" details a sole-source contract awarded to Certified Medical Sales, LLC for emergency medical air and vacuum maintenance. The contract, valued at $42,765.00, was awarded on May 10, 2023, with a period of performance from April 1, 2023, to June 1, 2023. The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically Network Contracting Office 22 in Gilbert, AZ, issued the award under solicitation number N/A and delivery order number 36C26223P1375. The statutory authority cited is FAR2, and the product service code is J065 with a NAICS code of 811210. The document indicates that a detailed justification for this single-source award is attached.