SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Surgical Instruments
- Notice Date
- 12/9/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Contracting Office (90C-H);VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System;7180 Highland Drive;Pittsburgh PA 15206
- ZIP Code
- 15206
- Solicitation Number
- VA-244-09-RQ-0102
- Response Due
- 12/12/2008
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2009
- Point of Contact
- Joseph Hotovchin412-954-4054<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Intuitive Surgical Inc., 950 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA 94086, to purchase Surgical Instruments in accordance with FAR 6302.1. The DaVinci Surgical System is a computer-enhanced minimally invasive surgical system consisting of three components: the InSite Vision System, Surgical Cart and Surgeon Console. The InSite Vision System provides the surgeon with a true minimally invasive 3-D view of the surgical field including depth of field, magnification and high resolution. The Surgical Cart includes the EndoWrist instruments. It has up to four robotic arms whereby the laparoscope and up to three EndoWrist instruments are inserted. The EndoWrist instruments are designed to mimic the movement of the human hands, wrists, and fingers. The extensive range of motion allows precision that is not available in standard minimally invasive procedures. The Surgeon Console contains the master controls that the surgeon uses to manipulate the EndoWrist instruments. The handles translate the surgeon's natural hand and wrist movements into corresponding, precise and scaled movements. The EndoWrist instruments are only able to move when commanded by the surgeon. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest, accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than Friday, December 12, 2008, 4:30 p.m. Responses should be sent to Joseph.Hotovchin@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. It is the belief of the Government that there is currently only one responsible source capable of providing this equipment to satisfy the agency requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will proceed with the sole source procurement from Intuitive Surgical Inc.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System;7180 Highland Drive;pittsburgh, PA<br />
- Zip Code: 15206<br />
- Zip Code: 15206<br />
- Record
- SN01716071-W 20081211/081209220155-4cee3df5df0fef23174e9b4b8c585d97 (fbodaily.com)
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