65--Surgical Microscope Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Network Contracting Office 17, VHA, Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and award a Purchase order to Metro Medical Equipment & Supply Inc, for "Brand Name" Carl Zeiss OPMI Lumera 700 Surgical Microscope for the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center, Temple Texas under authority of 41 USC 253(G)(1) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements per FAR 6.302-1. The Contractor will provide "Brand Name" Carl Zeiss OPMI Lumera 700 Surgical Microscope. The resulting purchase will be a Firm-Fixed Price Agreement. The designated North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 339113 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. No Solicitation will be published. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence that competition is attainable and more advantageous to the Government. This 'Notice of Intent' to sole-source as the result of Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements per FAR 6.302-1 is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion and authority of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to solicit this requirement as a 'full & open' competitive procurement. No reimbursement for any costs associated with providing capability statements will be provided by the VHA. Please submit information to Ross Futch @ [email protected]. All responses must be received no later than September 23, 2013 by 12:00 pm central standard time.