SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Craniectomy Heads
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 339113
— Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, TRICARE Management Activity, USUHS CONTRACTING OFFICE, 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HT9404-13-Q-0108
- Archive Date
- 3/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Creenan, Phone: 301-295-3924
- E-Mail Address
-
michelle.creenan@usuhs.edu
(michelle.creenan@usuhs.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Operative Experience, Inc (OEI). located in North East, Maryland for the procurement of twenty (20) craniectomy heads and the refurbishment of twenty-eight craneictomy heads. The resultant aware will include an option CLIN for the refurbishment of an additional seventy-two (72) craniectomy heads. This equipment will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12-Commercial Items and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition (b) Soliciting from a single source (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The mission of USU is to provide the highest quality education programs in the health sciences to those selected individuals who demonstrate dedication to a health profession career in the Uniformed Services. As such, it is essential USU provide the necessary training and equipment required for our students to become successful doctors and nurses and to be able to provide the best care possible for our soldiers and to support our research efforts. The requested craniectomy head model is currently being used for pre-deployment training in conjunction with a multi-media curriculum, both of which are to be validated as part of an ongoing research grant. The initial requirement of 70 heads was procured in calendar year 2012. OEI is the only vendor capable of providing and restoring these models to their original functional state. Even should another company develop a Craniectomy model, it would not be of use for the current study as the scientific integrity of the ongoing validation study requires a standardized model. Changing models in the middle of this study would negate the scientific validity of the results. Operative Experience, Inc. is the only know source that can provided the requested equipment. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received via email (michelle.creenan@usuhs.edu) by 10:00 p.m. EST on March 29, 2013.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN03015655-W 20130321/130319235605-76be0ef852dc937e8012563039c20a5d (fbodaily.com)
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