65-- VA251-10-RP-0302 FLO-LAB

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 11, plans to negotiate a sole source contract with Parks Medical Electronics in Aloha, Oregon, for the procurement of a FLO-LAB Model #2100SX. This equipment package includes specialized medical diagnostic tools such as pencil probes, bidirectional Doppler devices with forward and reverse flow indicators, dual channel photoplethysmography for bilateral waveforms, dual channel pneumonplethysmography, a single/dual channel strip chart recorder, and a mobile cart equipped with storage and gel holder, along with Parks Sonovae Software. The acquisition aligns with FAR 6.302-1 provisions, which allow for a sole source contract when only one responsible supplier can fulfill the agency’s requirements. The NAICS code referenced is 334516, pertaining to electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus manufacturing, with a relevant subcode of 423450 for the contract. The period of performance for the contract is one year from the award date to completion. This notice of intent is not a solicitation for competitive proposals and no solicitation package is available; the decision not to compete is solely at the government’s discretion. However, interested parties may submit responses providing clear and convincing evidence that competition would benefit the government. Responses were to be received by 1:00 pm on September 8, 2010, and had to be mailed to the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. No telephone inquiries were permitted. The contracting office coordinating this procurement is the 250-NETWORK Contract Office 10 located in Dayton, Ohio.