65 -- SURE STEPS STRIPS

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center (FMC Butner), intends to award a sole source purchase to Lifescan Inc., Milpitas, CA. , to provide step strips, high glucose control solution, low glucose control solution and linearity solutions. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. The NAICS Code is 325413. To the best of our knowledge, these products can only be purchased from Lifescan. This notice of intent is not a request of competitive quotations, as no solicitation document is available. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give a written or faxed notification to the Contracting Officer within five (5) calender days from the date of this published synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining to conduct a competitive procurement.Information can be sent to the Contracting Officer, FMC Butner, Attn: Teresa Cooper, P O Box 999, Butner, NC 27509. Information can be faxed to 919-575-4821. Responses received will be evaluated, however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is soley within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, FMC Butner will proceed with the sole source negotiated with Lifescan.