NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
IAW (in accordance with) VAAR 819.7008, The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA intends to award a firm-fixed, sole source contract for preventive and corrective maintenance outlined below on the Guldmann ceiling lifts currently installed at the Bedford facility to Premier Medical Distributors, LLC, the sole authorized SDVOSB (Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business) service provider for Guldmann, Inc. ceiling patient lifts.
Response Due Date: November 22, 2024 by 1:00 pm (EST)
General Information:
Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, apparatus, tools, transportation, supervision, and disposal necessary to provide preventive and corrective maintenance services on all ceiling lifts at the Bedford VAMC. The services shall include emergency service, unlimited parts, preventative maintenance, factory authorized updates/modifications, technical support, and application support. The equipment is located at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital, 200 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730.
All work must be done with technicians certified by Guldmann and possess a valid SIC code (provided by the OEM.
After performing annual preventative maintenance, the technician must be able to clear the Service Required alert on the devices
All parts used must be OEM-original and brand new.
All available software and firmware updates must be provided and applied to the equipment with the approval of Bedford HTM staff.
The vendor must include training to VA Staff on how to remove lifts from the rails, add lifts to the rails, and perform basic troubleshooting tasks.
Vendor must be able to provide spare lifts to use during downtime of equipment.
Field service engineers shall hold a current relevant certification and have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience. Resumes for on-site engineers shall be provided at time of proposal submission. If personnel change throughout the life of the contract, certification and resumes shall be provided for the new field service engineers. It is encouraged to provide customer feedback for similar work with proposal submission.
Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed Price Service Contract.
Contract Period of Performance:
Base: 1/1/25-12/31/25
Option 1: 1/1/26 12/31/26
Option 2: 1/1/27 12/31/27
Option 3: 1/1/28 12/31/28
Option 4: 1/1/29 12/31/29
The proposed procurement is for services for which the Government intends to award to only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and IAW VAAR 819.7008 Sole source awards to verified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
All responsible sources that feel they should be considered qualified to provide the
above-mentioned services may submit a response to this notice (by the response due date
shown above) to kim.mccarthy@va.gov.
The information provided shall include detailed (and relevant) documentation to allow the government to perform adequate market research and make a proper determination. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon 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 an unrestricted open market procurement.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION
AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A
RESPONSE.
Requirements for Equipment:
l. EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION:
Manufacturer: Guldmann, Inc.
5525 Johns Rd
Tampa, FL 33634
Models/List: Guldmann GH3 and GH3+
See table below for inventory:
Asset Tag
Asset Model Name
Serial Number
59353
GH3
27645
38122
GH3
47055
53656
GH3+
0000085410
53663
GH3+
0000085417
38116
GH3
47052
38084
GH3
47054
53659
GH3+
0000085415
38130
GH3
52166
38086
GH3
46740
38111
GH3
47053
38132
GH3
47048
38127
GH3
47070
38093
GH3
46711
46208
GH3
61543
38115
GH3
47059
38082
GH3
46742
38144
GH3
52147
58449
GH3+
133442
41041
GH3
46747
38080
GH3
46749
38106
GH3
52150
38094
GH3
46712
41044
GH3
46746
38126
GH3
47067
59350
GH3
27642
38081
GH3
46737
38095
GH3
46741
38104
GH3
52158
53658
GH3+
0000085412
59435
GH3+
0000061487
59360
GH3
26735
49390
GH3
0000064277
59362
GH3
26736
38109
GH3
46942
38096
GH3
52148
59355
GH3
27640
53657
GH3+
0000085411
38141
GH3
46708
54709
GH3+
0000089701
59699
GH3
61542
54707
GH3+
0000089717
38131
GH3
47065
38119
GH3
47060
38128
GH3
52146
38120
GH3
52167
41036
GH3
46704
38125
GH3
52163
49389
GH3
0000064272
59354
GH3
46064
59434
GH3+
0000052149
38101
GH3
52161
53662
GH3+
0000085421
38088
GH3
48942
38083
GH3
46738
38137
GH3
47051
38124
GH3
47049
41043
GH3
52143
38135
GH3
46703
46210
GH3
61547
38138
GH3
47061
38085
GH3
46701
59349
GH3
47064
38091
GH3
52152
41038
GH3
46743
59364
GH3
33064
38134
GH3
47069
46209
GH3
61491
41571
GH3
90161564
41042
GH3
46707
54708
GH3+
0000089718
38143
GH3
47068
38140
GH3
47071
61261
GH3+
0000026718
38102
GH3
46705
59356
GH3
27646
38121
GH3
47062
38099
GH3
46744
59359
GH3
52153
59357
GH3
47056
59433
GH3+
0000049390
53655
GH3+
0000085409
59351
GH3
58040
59363
GH3
46063
38136
GH3
42479
38113
GH3
47054
54710
GH3+
0000089720
38103
GH3
52155
38142
GH3
42470
59700
GH3
27639
38114
GH3
47057
38097
GH3
52157
38098
GH3
52160
41040
GH3
41477
38105
GH3
52145
54706
GH3+
0000089716
41039
GH3
46739
38139
GH3
52165
53719
GH3+
0000084148
38129
GH3
52151
38133
GH3
52162
53660
GH3+
0000085416
53654
GH3+
0000084153
41037
GH3
47058
59352
GH3
69578
38110
GH3
47066
53661
GH3+
0000085419
59358
GH3
27638
53718
GH3+
0000085035
59361
GH3
52891
Summary- 109 Guldmann GH3 lifts
Location: Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital, 200 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730