65--Selector Sterile KIT-TUBING (NEUROSURGERY) Integra Brand Name Or Equal

Department of Veterans Affairs Memorandum Special Notice This is not a request for proposal or a request for quote. There is no solicitation documentation available Under F.A.R Part 6.302-1. This is a notice of intent; The Houston Veterans Health Care System intends to negotiate a sole source firm fixed price contract with Buffalo Supply Inc. located at 1650A Coal Creek Dr. Lafayette, CO. 80026. Which is the sole source provider of Sterile Tubing Kit Integra Brand Name or Equal. The statutory authority for the sole source procurement is 41 U.S.C.253(b)(c). Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than November 6, 2016, @ 10:00 PM CST. Responses must be in writing and must provide clear and concise documentation, indicating an offerors ability to meet the required services. Responses will be emailed to contact@example.gov. Emails are not to be in the excess of 5MB. Prospective offerors shall complete electronic annual representations and certification at http://orca.bpn.gov, shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov prior to award of a contract. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK (VISN) 16 MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC), HOUSTON, TEXAS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 36C25618Q0063 BACKGROUND: The Houston VAMC has a requirement for the following brand name or equal supplies: Manufacturer Stock# Description Integra 1517079 Sterile Tubing Kit ( NEUROSURGERY) REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information is to establish sources to define the procurement strategy. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following 1. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide the brand name products listed in the table found in the background section above. In the response please cite business size status. 2. Please respond to this RFI if you can provide supplies that can be determined EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the table found in the background section above. Please provide SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS on proposed EQUIVALENT products such as Manufacturer Name, Part Number, and Description. If applicable, include GSA contract information. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to contact@example.gov Please respond to this RFI no later than 10:00pm Central on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for informational and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to form a binding contract. Respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.