65--Research Stereotaxic Impactor equipment

The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center intents to issue a sole-source procurement action with Leica Microsystems, Inc, 14008 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693, for the following items: Impact One, Stereotaxic Impactor for CCI. The purchase of the items will take place at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center located at One Freedom Way, Augusta, GA 30904. The authority cited is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or service will satisfy the requirement. The reason for this determination is that the products are critically needed in the Thoracic Clinic and that Lecia Microsystems, Inc, is currently the only company that manufactures the Impact One arm used on the Stereotaxic device. This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source procurement action and is not a request for competitive proposals. Firms who want to challenge the sole source must submit an interest letter that demonstrated your firm's ability to meet the requirement as described above. Interested parties must provide a rationale as to why they should be considered. All interested firms must respond by Monday, September 28, 2015 no later than 4:00PM EST. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Funds are currently available for this procurement.