65--Detroit ALCON Inter-occular Lenses

The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Alcon Laboratories Inc. located in Fort Worth, Texas, for the supply of various intraocular lenses. This action is taken under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), indicating that only one source is reasonably available to meet the government’s needs. The applicable NAICS code is 339113, with a small business size standard of 750 employees. The contractor is required to deliver the lenses to the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center by April 30, 2017. Notably, this notice is not a solicitation or request for competitive offers, and no solicitation package will be issued. Responses to this notice, if any, must demonstrate compelling reasons why competitive bidding would benefit the government and must be submitted by 4:00 PM EST on April 10, 2017. All responses must be mailed to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with no telephonic or electronic submissions accepted. The government has full discretion to proceed without competition based on this sole source determination. The contract is titled “Detroit ALCON Inter-occular Lenses” with solicitation number VA25017Q0455 and is managed through the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contract Office 10 in Dayton, Ohio.