SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 11/18/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, NMLC, 693 Neiman Street, FT Detrick, Maryland, 21702-9203, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702-9203
- Solicitation Number
- N6264510RC3C0008
- Archive Date
- 12/18/2010
- Point of Contact
- Courtney A. Piar, Phone: 301-619-7467
- E-Mail Address
-
courtney.piar@med.navy.mil
(courtney.piar@med.navy.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Medical Logistics Command intends to negotiate on a sole source basis basis (IAW FAR 13.501) with Intuitive Surgical, 1266 Kifer Road, Building 101, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, as the only responsible source that can provide a telemanipulation system, surgical (device code: 18-599) capable of remote surgeries. This acquisition is being conducted under the FAR 13.5 test procedures for commercial items. Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-24 are incorporated. Walter Reed National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda has a need for a robotic surgical system. The requirement is for a robotic surgical system. The system shall be used to provide remote surgical capabilities. This system shall allow a physician to perform a surgical procedure on a patient without physically handling operating instruments. The system shall consist of a remote patient unit with robotic arms that can manipulate operating instruments and cameras units. The robotic arms and cameras shall be controlled by a separate physician console. The console shall be able to be remotely placed to allow for the physician to control the remote patient unit from an off-site location. The system electrical requirements are 115 VAC, 60 Hz, 20 amps. The system shall be compliant with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements to market and deliver medical products for use in the United States of America, even should delivery be requested outside of the United States. The claims made for the product shall comply with the regulations of the FDA with respect to products for marketing and delivery of a medical product for use in the United States of America, even should delivery be requested outside of the United States. Items being purchased in this acquisition: da Vinci Si 4 Arm System w/ HD Vision (1) This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 339112 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Based on the above information, the only technically acceptable system is provided by Intuitive Surgical. Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Courtney Piar at Courtney.piar@med.navy.mil. Fax quotes may be sent to 301-619-1132 Attn: Courtney Piar. Email statements are preferred. Statements are due not later than 1:00 P.M. EST on 03 December 2010. No phone calls accepted.
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