65--VAAAHS GORE Stents Blanket Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contract Office 10, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with ERA Health for the procurement of Viabahn Stents under solicitation number 36C25018Q0181. This requirement supports the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) and is conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) as the government has determined only one source is reasonably available. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing and PSC code 65.

The anticipated award is a one-year ordering period Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with a minimum quantity of 1 and a maximum quantity of 50 units. The contractor must deliver the products to the VAAAHS facility at 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan, within one day after receipt of order. This special notice, published on December 6, 2017, includes one attachment regarding the agency homepage.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation. However, the government will consider responses that provide clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous. Responses must be received by mail no later than 3:30 PM EST on December 8, 2017, directed to the attention of Chuck Lakin at the VAAAHS or the Contract Service Center in Ann Arbor. No telephonic or email responses will be accepted.