Notice of Intent to Sole Source Human Cadavers for the GME Residency Program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Virginia Department of Health for Human Cadavers- Soft Cure Thiel Method, Flushed, and Embalmed for the General Medical Examination (GME) Residency Training Program. The contract will consist of a base year and 2 option years; the period of performance for the base year is 01 July 2026 – 30 June 2027. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements", Virginia Department of Health is the only source available to provide Soft Cure Thiel Method Human Cadavers and deliver via ground transport within 2 hours of leaving the Vendor’s facility. The total estimated value is $395,700.00. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. This is not a request for quote or proposals. Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contract Specialist, Lisa Wilk at lisa.c.wilk.civ@health.mil and Contract Officer, Carol Uebelacker at carol.e.uebelacker.civ@health.mil. Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Submission 12379233.