65--Handpieces and Accessories for Alcon Surgical Equipment

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Region (VISN 6) Central Acquisition Service intends to enter into a sole source procurement with Alcon Laboratories, Inc; 6201 South Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas 76134. The items being purchased are: 3 each Monarch III IOL Injector (Blue), 2 each I/A Handpiece Set, Ultraflow I/T; and 3 each Torsional handpiece. NAICS code 339112 applies to this procurement. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to meet this requirement. This notice of Intent is not a request for quotations. Interested parties who believe they can meet this requirement are to submit information to: Dori Dabbs, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. If no response is received by March 9 2009 9:00AM EST, specifying that comparable items are available that would be more advantageous to the government than obtaining the listed items through a sole source procurement with Alcon Laboratories, Inc, a sole source award will be made. This award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. No solicitation will be made available. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 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.