70--GEM 4000

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE FAR 13.106(B) This is a notice of intent of The Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, to negotiate sole source with Sybase, Inc., for supplying The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, Office of the Chief of Staff , intends to sole source this contract to Sybase, Inc., to provide one (1) GEM 4000 and support. This software, driver and service will be used to interface instrumentation laboratory's GEM 4000 and the Precision Web System and two creating or adding on existing HL& interface between Precision Web and the Host System. The Government believes that only one business can satisfy the agency requirements and intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106(b) - access to proprietary information. Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by Friday, February 24, 2012 at 5PM EST. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Rachelle Hamer at contact@example.gov. .