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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) intends to award a sole source contract to Stryker Sales, LLC to provide preventive maintenance and repair services on Stryker/Berchtold Operon D860 surgical tables. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13.

The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) has a requirement for a contractor to provide all labor, tools, materials, equipment, software, facilities, transportation and supervision necessary to complete all work associated with performing preventive maintenance and repairs on five (5) model Operon D860 surgical tables. Based on market research it has been determined that Stryker Sales, LLC is the only vendor capable of providing all necessary services in accordance with original equipment manufacturer requirements.

It is anticipated that any contract award for these services will include the clause at VAAR 819.212-71, Gray Market and Counterfeit Items. Therefore, the awardee shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed equipment/system, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. If responding to this announcement, please provide a copy of such documentation.

This notice is being distributed solely through the U.S. General Services Administration's website at https://sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The applicable North American Classification System Code (NAICS) is 811210, medical and surgical equipment repair and maintenance services.

The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by email to james.hunt2@va.gov, no later than Friday, December 1, 2023, at 1:00pm (Central Time). Only emailed responses will be considered. Information received will be utilized solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is at the sole discretion of the Government.