71--Furnish and Install All Steel Furniture This is not a Request for Quotes, but rather a Notice that the Governmen intends on awarding a Contract to AllSteel,Inc on a sole source basis.

The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System intends to negotiate on a Sole Source basis with AllSteel, Inc., 2210 2nd Avenue, Muscatine, IA, 52761-5263, to furnish and install the following Office Furniture Part Numbers, for the following reasons: Part Numbers: Quantity 871224 19 871236 12 871248 6 874072 4 8988EB 6 787011 6 871366A 10 8713108A 4 874501 36 874501 Loft 18 874502 18 874503 18 874506 18 EBC536 5 ELF336NA 3 ELF530NA 2 ELF542NA 4 ESC336A 12 GS870930 18 OF236S 3 T51872SN 4 T52448S 19 T53672SN 1 T624FB 18 T6Bk 10 T724S 4 T748S 4 T760S 1 TP36MEN 18 TT05648 21 TT06924 5 TT06936 12 TT236S 12 TT313L 3 TT356T 4 TT369L 2 TT41336E 19 TT236S 19 TT41336T 53 TT41348T 20 TT42636T 24 TT42648T 8 PMC6 9 MKF22 6 LKFE5SLV 1 LKFE8SLV 2 LKFE4SLV 51 T61029FEN 6 T62429FEN 18 T6BK 6 T52442S 6 T52466S 6 862066 6 GS870960 6 TT08224 4 TT42624A 8 TT41324A 32 TT224S 8 TT08230 2 TT42630A 4 TT41330A 16 TT230S 4 Tt08236 3 Tt41336A 6 TT441336A 24 TT236S 6 T866HMN 6 TT18242D 3 899910 1 TT382E 2 TT382S 2 Tt382W 6 Estimated Contract Price $85,524.23 It is essential to the government's needs, to purchase the AllSteel, Inc. furniture items listed above, since the VA needs to add onto and reconfigure parts and pieces to existing AllSteel, Inc. furniture items, at the VA Pittsbrugh Healthcare System, and only the AllSteel furniture parts listed above will fit with the existing AllSteel furniture items. In addition, it is essential to purchase the items from AllSteel, Inc. since they are the sole exclusive seller of the above referenced equipment off their GSA Contract in the Pittsburgh, PA area. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than 8/28/2012 COB. Responses should be sent to [email protected]. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The NAICS Code for this item is 337127, and the small business size standard for this NAICS Code is 500 Employees. Contracting Office Address: Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer, 1010 Delafield Road, (90C-A), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215-1802 Point of Contact(s): Point of Contact - Ronald S. Mazzei, Contract Specialist, Ph: (412) 822-3770.