SOLICITATION NOTICE
46 -- Heat Disinfecting Portable Reverse Osmosis Units
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2011
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 325612
— Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Wilkes Barre VAMC;Acquisitions (049E);1111 E End Blvd;Wilkes Barre PA 18711-0030
- ZIP Code
- 18711-0030
- Solicitation Number
- VA24411RI0760
- Archive Date
- 10/19/2011
- Point of Contact
- Mark Knorr
- E-Mail Address
-
-Barre,
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- VA-693-A10793
- Award Date
- 9/19/2011
- Description
- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Justification and Approval For Other Than Full and Open Competition 1.Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 4, Wilkes-Barre, PA Medical Center 1111 East End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition in reference to VA purchase request number: 693-11-4-179-0443. 2.Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed: Justification and approval for other than full and open competition for a new firm fixed price contract to be awarded for a Heat Disinfecting Portable Reverse Osmosis Unit. 3.Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency s Needs: Purchase of three (3) Heat Disinfecting portable Reverse Osmosis Unit with installation kits. Three (3) carbon filter kits and cart assembly and three (3) 2-6 TNK, 4 CST cart. Three (3) water analysis AAMI test and nine (9) hours of install and service of the machines and corresponding equipment. 4.Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition: FAR 6.302-1 -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. 41 USC 253(g), as implemented by FAR 6.302. 5.Demonstration that the Contractor s Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above (applicability of authority): As the FDA-AAMI Board moves towards adopting the European ISO Standards for Dialysis, more dialysis units will become reliant on this Heat Disinfectant technology to meet the 100 CFU cut off and 0.50 EU/ml cut off requirements, for which Mar Cor is the only company to offer, in the portable model. While the initial RO cost is higher for the Heat Disinfecting RO, the Cost Savings occur immediately, over traditional Cold Sterilent portable RO's include no need for manual Monthly Cleaning with High and Low PH Solutions. Additionally, Mar Cor Purification is the only company to offer the Heat Disinfecting Portable RO Machine. Mar Cor Purification is the only company authorized to sell and service the WRO-300 H portable RO. Mar Cor Purification is the original Manufacturer of the WRO-300H portable RO. The WRO-300H will provide end to end disinfecting when cold sterilent is used. 6.Description of Efforts Made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as deemed practicable: The Heat Disinfecting Portable Reverse Osmosis Unit is a highly complex and specialized piece of equipment that was developed by MAR COR Purification. A search in the VetBiz registry and the CCR Dynamic Small Business search yielded no potential sources who can provide or manufacturer this technical simulator. In addition, there is no GSA schedule holders listed who could provide portable reverse osmosis units as a sources sought was submitted via GSA eBuy. 7.Determination by the Contracting Officer that the Anticipated Cost to the Government will be Fair and Reasonable: While the initial RO cost is higher for the Heat Disinfecting RO, the Cost Savings occur immediately, over traditional Cold Sterilent portable RO's include no need for manual Monthly Cleaning with High and Low PH Solutions. Additionally, Mar Cor Purification is the only company to offer the Heat Disinfecting Portable RO Machine. Mar Cor Purification is the only company authorized to sell and service the WRO-300 H portable RO. Mar Cor Purification is the original Manufacturer of the WRO-300H portable RO. The WRO-300H will provide end to end disinfecting when cold sterilent is used. 8.Description of the Market Research Conducted and the Results, or a Statement of the Reasons Market Research Was Not Conducted: A search in the VetBiz registry and the CCR Dynamic Small Business search yielded no potential sources who can provide or manufacturer this technical portable reverse osmosis unit. In addition, there is no GSA schedule holders listed who could provide the unit. A search on past solicitations/awards for portable reverse osmosis units on the Federal Business Opportunities website yielded no results. 9.Any Other Facts Supporting the Use of Other than Full and Open Competition: None 10.Listing of Sources that Expressed, in Writing, an Interest in the Acquisition: None 11.A Statement of the Actions, if any, the Agency May Take to Remove or Overcome any Barriers to Competition before Making subsequent acquisitions for the supplies or services required: None
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