65--Special Notice

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract. The Department of Veterans' Affairs, James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital (JAHVH) located in Tampa, FL intends to solicit and negotiate with Hocoma Inc. the procurement of two (2) Erigo-Tilt Tables and one (1) Armeo System. These systems are used to treat complex polytrauma clients. It is also useful with stroke patients and incomplete SCI clients. To the best of our knowledge, the Hocoma systems are unique in their features and capabilities. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Supporting documentation must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate comparability to the Hocoma systems. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all information received by 2:00 p.m. EST, 6 September 2007, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NAICS 423450 with a size standard of 100 employees. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. Interested parties may e-mail, [email protected], or fax 813-972-7572.