Q--Dialysis Paperless Charting System

This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source contract to Fresenius USA Marketing Inc., to provide the following items under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and not other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). Fresenius USA Marketing Inc. 920 Winter St, Waltham, MA 02451-1457, to supply interface from the Fresenius Dialysis 2008K machines to VistA Clinical Procedures Package for electronic medical records. This procurement will consist of software/hardware for interfacing the dialysis machines to the electronic medical record system CPRS. The value of the contract is expected to be $74,000.00. This notice of intent is to a request for expressions of interest (EOI), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capability to provide the services sought including pricing data, technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government will be the sole determiner regarding an offers ability to meet all requirements. The government will consider all EOIs received prior to 7 days after the date of the publication of this synopsis before 10:00 am PST on that date. 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. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. EOIs sent via U. S. Postal service should be mailed to: Contracting at the Portland VA Medical Center 3710 US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, Or 97239, during weekdays, excluding federal holidays, between the hours of 7:00am and 4:30 pm. EOIs sent via Federal or hand carried must be delivered to contracting at the Portland VA Medical Center 3710 US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, Or 97239. This purchase will be under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures and other than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 13.501 (a) (1). The anticipated award date is August 15, 2008. Point of contact for this purchase is Ginny Rice 503 402-2971. Contracting Office Address: Contracting at the Portland VA Medical Center 3710 US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, Or 97239