65--Intent to Sole Source Surgical Eye Trays (Alcon)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6, 100 Emancipation Drive, Hampton, VA 23667, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Alcon for surgical eye trays for the Fayetteville VAMC, 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville NC 28301. The acquisition is for 10 cases of custom sterile, disposable, eye surgical trays (item # AS9458-74) This contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting From a Single Source. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 339113 with a small business size standard of 750 employees. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by Monday, January 16, 2017 at 08:00 A.M., EST in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Jamie Sullivan, Contract Specialist, at contact@example.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.