SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Powered Instrument Driver, Impaction Drill and Burs
- Notice Date
- 6/25/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 423450
— Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Long Beach VANLO - Department of Veterans Affairs
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- VA26210RQ0364
- Archive Date
- 7/25/2010
- Point of Contact
- Rosetta Quintons
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 8127(c) and the provisions of Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Acquisition and Material Management (OA&MM) Public Law 109-461, The VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) has a requirement for Powered Instrument Driver, Impaction Drill and Burs. Alliant is a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and the only authorized distributor of Stryker Medical. The requirement that is being procured for the VASDHS is a unique product distributed by Alliants. It is recommended that a sole source Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) award be made to Alliant Healthcare Products. In accordance with FAR 6.302 "Circumstances Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition" the following statutory authority is cited as justification to award a sole source Veteran Owned Small Business contract valued more than $30,000 (simplified acquisition threshold) and less than $5,000,000 (authority ceiling limit) FAR 6.302-5 "Authorized or Required by Statute" (a)Authority (1) Citations: 10 U.S.C 2034(c) (5) (2) Full and Open Competition need not be provided for when - (i) A statute expressly authorizes Statute: P.L 109-461 Sec. 502 as codified in 38 U.S.C. § 8127(c) Sole Source Contracts for Contracts Above Simplified Acquisition Threshold- For purposes of meeting the goals under subsection (a), and in accordance with this section, a contracting officer of the Department may award a contract to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans using procedures other than competitive procedures if-- (1) such concern is determined to be a responsible source with respect to performance of such contract opportunity; (2) the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)) but will not exceed $5,000,000; and (3) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the United States. The contracting officer has validated that the contractor is registered and certified in the VA VetBiz.gov data base and qualifies as "small" in accordance with federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement. This procurement falls under NAICS code 423450 Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, which has a size standard of 100 employees. According to VetBiz.gov, Alliant currently has 50 employees. The Contracting Officer has determined the contractor to be a responsible source with respect to performance of such contracting opportunity by: (check all that apply) ( ) Past Performance Survey (x) Validation of contractor GSA FSS or GWAC contract (x) Prior VA Contracts The contract price of $47,687.50 including options is within the limits for the sole source award authority. The Contracting Officer estimates that the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price and offers the best value to the United States based upon: (check all that apply) (x) Marketing Survey - based on a GSA market survey among other VOSB companies, it is determined that Alliant is the main provider of the Powered Instrument Driver, Impaction Drill and Burs. ( ) Comparison of Commercial Prices (x) Validation of contractor GSA FSS or GWAC contract - Alliant has a current GSA contract, however the Powered Instrument Driver, Impaction Drill and Burs are open market items.
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