65--583-18-3-940-6113-Life Vest Rental

The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the VA Healthcare System VISN 10 Contracting Activity, intends to enter into a sole source contract for the lease of the K0606 Wearable Defibrillator with Zoll Lifecor Corp, located in Pittsburgh, PA. This contracting action will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and authorized by FAR Part 6.302-1, which allows for contracting with only one responsible source. The contract will be firm fixed price with no option years and falls under NAICS code 334510. The government believes that Zoll Lifecor Corp is uniquely qualified to fulfill the need, thus limiting the competition to this single vendor. This notice is purely an intent to negotiate a sole source contract and not a solicitation or request for proposals, meaning no solicitation package is available. The government encourages responses only if clear and convincing evidence can be provided showing that competition would be beneficial. Such responses must be submitted by 12:00 pm on May 23, 2018. The contracting office handling this matter is the 250-NETWORK Contract Office 10 based in Dayton, Ohio, with Kenneth Stephens serving as the contract specialist and contact person. The contract opportunity is identified under the solicitation number 36C25018Q0743 and is posted for awareness on government procurement platforms.