65--St. Jude Medical, Inc. Ilumien PCI Optimization intravascular Imaging System - This it not a Request for Quote, but a Notice of the Government's intent to make a Sole Source non-competitive Award to St. Jude Medical,Inc.

The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System intends to negotiate on a Sole Source basis with St. Jude Medical, Inc., 6300 Bee Cave Rd., Bldg. 2, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78746-5842, for their Ilumien PCI Optimization Intravasular Imaging System (Est. Award Amount $79,500), for the following reasons: It is essential to the Government's needs to purchase St. Jude Medical Ilumien PCI Optimization Intravasular Imaging System, which represents the Governments minimum need, since it is needed to be used in the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Cath Lab, and since it is the only System made for its intended use, of its kind. In addition, the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System must purchase the above System from St. Jude Medical, since they are the sole exclusive seller of the above mentioned System. (See attached Other than Full and Open Competition Memorandum) This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than 12/17/2012 at 4:00PM. Responses should be sent to contact@example.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334510 and the small business size standard for this NAICS Code is 500 Employees. Contracting Office Address: Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Contracting Officer, 1010 Delafield Road, (90C-A), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215-1802 Point of Contact(s): Point of Contact - Ronald Mazzei, Contract Specialist, Ph +1 (555) 000-0000.