65--Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source for an upgrade to existing GE equipment.

The Southern Regional Contracting Office plans to award a sole source contract to General Electric Company to upgrade an existing GE 64-slice VCT Computed Tomography system to a GE VCT Xtream HD Console at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. General Electric Company, as the original equipment manufacturer, is the only vendor able to provide these proprietary upgrades, which justifies the sole source procurement. The award decision is set for September 14, 2011, with interested vendors encouraged to submit capability statements or proposals by September 12, 2011, at 11:00 AM CST for consideration, although this notice is not a solicitation for quotes. The procurement falls under the NAICS code 334510, which pertains to instruments related to medical equipment manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. The contract officers managing this acquisition are Melissa Olivia and Donna Dechert, who can be contacted for further information. This contract is focused specifically on the upgrade of existing equipment to enhance imaging capabilities at the medical center, underscoring the critical nature of the proprietary technology involved.