65--NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO MEDTRONIC, INC, for a Standing Order for Cryoballoons, Catheters, Flexcaths, and Cables. Market research was conducted and determined that Medtronic is the only vendor capable of providing items that meet the requirements. 2AF284 ITEM ID NO. 36064 CRYOBALLOON,ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE,28MM PKG: 1 per EA 28 EA 90063-020 ITEM ID NO. 36065 CATHETER,ACHIEVE MAPPING,20MM,90063-020 PKG: 1 per EA 28 EA 90063-015 ITEM ID NO. 36066 CATHETER,ACHIEVE MAPPING,15MM,90063-015 PKG: 1 per EA 3 EA 4FC12 ITEM ID NO. 36062 SHEATH,FLEXCATH ADVANCE,STEERABLE,12FR,4FC12 PKG:1 per EA 28 EA 203CX ITEM ID NO. 36069 CABLE,COAXIAL UMBILICAL,203CX PKG: 1 per EA 28 EA 2035U ITEM ID NO. 36068 CABLE,ELECTRICAL,UMBILICAL,2035U PKG: 1 per EA 3 EA 990066 ITEM ID NO. 36067 CABLE,ACHIEVE,990066 PKG: 1 per EA 3 EA This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to January 21, 2014. 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 be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be emailed to contact@example.gov and received by 10:00AM EST on January 21, 2014. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.