65--Electro Surgical Carts

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Covidien Sales, LLC , 15 Hampshire Street Mansfield, MA 02048-1113 to provide (3) Electrosurgical Cautery in accordance with FAR 13.106-1. Covidien Sales, LLC is the only manufacturer and distributor of the Artic Front Advanced System that utilizes the cryoablation system. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than AUGUST 18TH, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. est. ALL Responses should be sent to contact@example.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 339113. Contracting Office Address: Attn: Amanda Saunders, Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4, 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215-1802 Statement of Need Surgical service is in need of additional Electro-surgical units. We currently have several of the Covidien Valley Lab units and the units work well. The units use disposable items and it would be at great cost to the hospital to stock several different disposables for different units also it would create a patient risk to have different supplies that could potentially be used on the wrong units.