SAM #36C24626Q0837

Sole Source Procurement of Getinge Countertop Ultrasonic Model 1100 and Installation for Durham VA Health Care System

This notice announces a sole source procurement for the Durham VA Health Care System: - The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6, will purchase and install the Getinge Countertop Ultrasonic Model 1100. - Only new, OEM Getinge equipment is acceptable; remanufactured or gray market items are strictly excluded. - Vendors must be Getinge or authorized dealers/distributors/resellers, and must provide proof of authorization to ensure warranty and service coverage. - The procurement includes installation services, which must comply with OEM requirements. - No other brands or models will be considered; all software licensing, warranty, and service must follow OEM terms. - The procurement is not open for quotation, but interested parties may express interest by August 12, 2026. - Estimated quantity is 1 unit for both equipment and installation. - No specific part number is provided in the notice. - The contract value is likely modest, reflecting a single unit purchase and installation.

Key Details: - OEM: Getinge - Product: Countertop Ultrasonic Model 1100 - Quantity: 1 - Service: Installation - Requirement: New OEM equipment only, authorized vendor status required - Location: Durham VA Health Care System - Deadline for interest: August 12, 2026

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Durham VA Health Care System, intends to issue a single source award in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a).   NAICS 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. The proposed contract action is to provide the brand name Getinge Countertop Ultrasonic Model 1100 with installation. The Government intends to solicit from only one source using the procedures under RFO 12.102, Soliciting from a single source. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation. Interested parties may identify their interest in the requirement and capabilities to Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM EST, 12 August 2026. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government.     (a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufacture or gray market items will be acceptable.     (b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.     (c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.     No solicitation will be made available. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

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