6515--Custom Sterile Surgical Procedure Packs VISNs 5,9,10,12,15,16,&23

SOLICITATION NOTICE: MIDCON CUSTOM STERILE PROCEDURE PACKS The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Midwest Consortium (MIDCON), has an ongoing requirement for the supply of custom sterile surgical procedure packs and associated services for an estimated 35 VA Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). The contractor shall be responsible for providing all labor, materials, sterilization, transportation, equipment, supervision, quality assurance, electronic communication, ordering, reporting, and delivery of the packs while remaining incompliance with federal, state, and local regulations to provide custom sterile procedure packs and creation of new packs, as deemed necessary for the participating medical facilities. A description of actual requirements will be included in the attached Statement of Work and within the solicitation document. The VA anticipates awarding one (1) five-year contract. The NAICS code for this procurement is 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, with the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of 800 employees. The PSC is 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. This requirement is for the acquisition of multiple items. 13 CFR �121.406(d) states that at leaast 50% of the estimated contract value be composed of items manufactured by small business concerns. Based on extensive market research, the VA did not find small businesses that manufactured the components of at least 50% of the contract value for this requirement even when specific class waivers were taken into account. Therefore, the analysis of the Non-Manufacturer Rule, 13 CFR �121.406(b) and 13 CFR �121.406(d) confirms this requirement is not suitable to be set-aside for small business and s hould go forward as an unrestricted solicitation. One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements." (FAR 25.4 Trade Agreements) Offerors desiring to be considered for award MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) using this NAICS code and have an active SAM account at time of proposal submittal and award. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: www.sam.gov. This procurement also requires offerors to complete the electronic representations and certifications at the SAM website. Any resulting award will be awarded as a firm-fixed price Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite- Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be issued. Each potential Offeror is responsible for checking the website to gain all current information related to the solicitation. The solicitation and any further announcements regarding the solicitation will be posted only at https://sam.gov.