Notice of Intent to Award Brand Name - Integrated Operating Room

This is a notice of intent to award a brand name contract. The award is to be a Firm-Fixed Price contract pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), “Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.” The contracting officer has determined that only one brand Stryker, is capable of meeting the requirement without the Government incurring significant additional costs to replace other operating room equipment (not in need of replacement).The Department of the Air Force has a requirement for Stryker Surgical Equipment for an integrated operating room solution detailed in the attached Statement of Objectives.The NAICS code for this requirement is 339113, with a size standard of 750 employees. This notice of intent to award a brand name source contract is not a request for competitive proposals.  A Request for Proposal (RFP)/Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be released for this requirement in the near future. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The contact for this acquisition is:Contracting Office:Nichole Knell – Contract SpecialistBuilding 1, Room 109WPAFB, OH 45433United StatesE: angela.knell.1@us.af.milT: 937-522-4501Place of Performance: 4881 Sugar Maple DriveBldg. 830. Area AWPAFB OH 45433-5529United