6520--Notice of intent to Sole Source Henry Schein Dentsply Sirona Denture Teeth 36C25623Q1385 520 0036

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE I. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 16, Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) located at 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract, to Henry Schein, Inc., 135 Duryea Road, Melville, NY 11747. The contractor shall provide all material and parts required for denture teeth purchase for delivery to Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531. II. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 339114 Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing. Size standards in number of employees 750. III. This purchase will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other than Full and Open Competition, as authorized by FAR 6.302-1 and in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b). The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract, in accordance with FAR 16.202-1. IV. The anticipated award date is July 18, 2023. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price contract V. Please note that this is not a request for competitive quotes and is being posted for informational purposes only. Interested contractors, in addition shall provide the following information as an attachment to your response: 1. Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services under the same or a related NAICS codes. 2. Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services that are registered under the same or a related NAICS code with the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE); Provide the certification type (SDVOSB/VOSB), Federal Identification Number, and state of incorporation for each. 3. Do you plan on responding to a solicitation for this requirement with a Joint Venture utilizing multiple owned companies as majority or non-majority owner? Yes ___No ___ If yes, please identify which companies you are considering a Joint Venture and the ownership of each company. 4. Do you have an existing GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract, please include the contract details in your response. 5. Is the contractor a Henry Schein Dental, authorize vendor with certified technicians to meet all government requirements and objectives? Contractor shall attach authorization letter to be viewed by the government to be considered as part of the Market Research and responsive to this Notice of Intent. 6. Does the Contractor possess the capability to obtain the requested Denture teeth (Contractor needs to attach evidence) see Statement of Work? Contractor shall attach authorization letter to be viewed by the government to be considered as part of the Market Research and responsive to this Notice of Intent. 7. Does the Contractor possess all license/certification for Denture teeth? Contractor shall attach license/certification to be viewed by the government to be considered as part of the Market Research and responsive to this Notice of Intent. VI. Interested parties shall identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within five (5) calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice shall show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Interested parties shall submit clear evidence with the capability to meet government requirement. To include but not limited to: 1. The contractor shall provide all material and parts required for denture teeth purchase for delivery to Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531. See Draft Statement of Work Statement (SOW) below VII. Questions regarding this notice should be sent to Contracting Specialist Mari Gibson no later than July 12, 2023 by 10:00am (CST) at mari.gibson@va.gov . DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) Denture teeth (Henry Schein Dentsply Sirona) 1. Contracting Officer s Representative (COR) loreen.ewing@va.gov . Contact for deliveries only. 2. Contract Title: Denture Teeth 36C25623Q1385 (520 0036) 3. Background: Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) has need to purchase denture teeth to meet the needs of our veterans by providing complete dentures, removable partial dentures and repairs of broken dentures and partials. 4. Scope: The Dental Lab is needing to place this order for (Henry Schein) Dentsply Sirona Portrait IPN denture teeth purchase to get the Dental Lab to a working stock level. The total number of tooth cards we need to set up our stock level is 1,346. See attached Denture teeth order form (520 0036) for quantities and associated stock numbers the breakdown is as follows: Upper Anterior Teeth = 440 Cards Of 6 Upper Front Teeth Lower Anterior Teeth = 512 Cards Of 6 Lower Front Teeth Upper/Lower 22° Posterior Teeth = 394 Cards Of 8 Upper or Lower Back Teeth This order of coordinating denture teeth/sets will enable the dental lab to have the different shades, and tooth moulds needed to make the dentures, removable partials, and repairs for our veterans in need. 5. Specifications/Characteristics: The Biloxi Dental Lab will be requesting (brand name) Henry Schein Dentsply Sirona Portrait IPN anterior upper/lower (front) teeth, in addition to Dentsply IPN 22° and 33° upper/lower posterior (back) teeth. The Joint Ambulatory Care Center (JACC) will be using the same, with the exception of 0° in place of 33° upper/lower posterior (back) teeth. Both locations have minimized the available shades to only 8 out of the 24 available. The upper anterior teeth have 42 different moulds (shapes/sizes) in which we will only stock 15. The lower anterior teeth have 20 different moulds which coordinate with the sizes and shapes of the upper teeth in which we will only stock 8. As for the posterior teeth, there are 3 moulds for 0° upper/lower posterior teeth, there are 4 moulds for 22° upper/lower posterior teeth, and there are 6 moulds for 33° upper/lower posterior teeth. We will be stocking each of the moulds listed for each of the 8 shades. We are requesting Henry Schein Dentsply Sirona IPN denture teeth. Delivery to: Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Warehouse Building # 26, 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi MS 39531. Please coordinate with warehouse for delivery dates for closures. Delivery hours are Mon-Fri 7:00 am- 3:30 pm After being checked in at the warehouse Building # 26, the items are to be delivered to the Dental Lab, (across the hall from the Dental Clinic), Building 1 room 1A128 from 07:00 am 4:00 pm.