Description: The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) intends to negotiate a sole source procurement with Instromedix. This proposed contract action is for the Instromedix Cardiac Event Recorder System: King of Hearts + with GEMS III Arrhythmia Managment System. The Government intends to accomplish using commercial item procedures in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, of other than full and open competition. NAICS code is 334510. The small business size standard is 500 employees. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. The VA believes that Instromedix is the only company that can provide this equipment. The VA believes that the unique characteristics of this equipment are that they are the only U.S. distributor for the King of Hearts + and GEMS III. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer by September 11, 2007. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information may be sent to the Contracting Officer by emailing
[email protected] on or before the date indicated herein. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, STVHCS will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Instromedix for said equipment. All responses must be received with this solicitation number in the subject line.