65--Notice of Intent to Award

MEDCOM, Western Regional Contracting Office, Tacoma, WA intends to award a firm fixed price order under FAR Part 6.302-1 for a one-time purchase from Dermsurg Scientific of II Duomo Dermatology Simulators in the amount of $ 25,880.00. This is a 100% Set Aside Small Business. Headquarters for the CSC, the ASC has the mission stated in OTSG/MEDCOM Policy Memo 09-078 of standardizing simulators and curriculum for 10 Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) that perform resident training across the AMEDD. The proposed contract action is for supplies and services for which the Govnernment intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2). Interested persons may identify their interest and capabilities to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Governement. 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.