Notice of Intent to Sole Source
HT941025N0060
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Western Markets Contracting Division (WMCD), San Diego, intends to negotiate and award a firm fixed price contract for the service maintenance on Two (2) Centurion Units, Constellation and Constellation LXT Unit, ALCON VISION, LLC, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to:
ALCON VISION, LLC
6201 South Fwy
Fort Worth, Texas
76134-2001, United States
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance.; the business size standard is 34 (millions of dollars). The Product Service Code (PSC) is J046 – Maint/repair/rebuild Of Equipment- Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies.
The Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command San Diego’s Ophthalmology Department Requests service maintenance on Two (2) Centurion Units, Constellation and Constellation LXT Unit in accordance with (IAW) with the Statement of Work (SOW). The service maintenance is to be performed on-site. The equipment’s are utilized for anterior and posterior segment ophthalmic surgeries. The surgery is performed to treat injuries and diseases of the eye, such as diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment and endophthalmitis. The Constellation System is a multifunctional surgical tool to include driving a variety of hand pieces that provide the ability to cut vitreous and tissues, emulsify the lens, illuminate the posterior segment of the eye, and apply diathermy to stop bleeding. The equipment’s are deemed Risk Level 1 "High Risk Devices" are life support, key resuscitation, critical monitoring, and other devices whose failure or misuse is reasonably likely to cause serious injury to patients or staff. The service is to be provided for optimal performance.
The objective of this sole source award is to procure service maintenance contract for two (2) Centurion Units, Constellation and Constellation LXT Unit. Upon evaluation ALCON VISION, LLC, was the only market option found to be capable of meeting the Government minimum requirement. The requirements will be as follows:
Item#
Description of Supplies/Services
QTY
Unit
0001
Constellation CA-013833
1
JOB
0002
Constellation LXT CA-013833
1
JOB
0003
Centurion CA-0118677
2
JOB
Total
4
JOB
Based on market research, ALCON VISION, LLC, is the only source that can meet the Government’s minimum requirements for the service maintenance contract for two (2) Centurion Units, Constellation and Constellation LXT Unit for the Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command San Diego. The risks of not procuring these services are delays in patient care.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the required service for Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command San Diego. Capability statements shall not exceed six (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.
If a vendor challenges the basis of this requirement, please email capability statements as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Isaac Don Willies at isaac.a.donwillies.civ@health.mil. The closing date for challenges is no later than 09:00 Pacific Time, 03 April 2025.
NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED.
