Angiographic System repair parts and tech service

The Naval Medical Logistics Command intends to negotiate on a sole source basis IAW FAR 13.106 with General Electric Company, 530 E. Swedesford Rd, Wayne, PA 19087 General Electric Company, is the only responsible source that can provide Angiographic System repair parts and tech service to be used on the USNS Comfort to bring the Angiographic system back to functionality. . The parts required are proprietary to GE Healthcare; to bring the GE INNOVA 4100 Services Angiographic unit manufactured by GE onboard the USNS Comfort to a functional state. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR 13.106 under the authority of the 13.106 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 423450 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Jaime Belletto, jaime.belletto@med.navy.mil by 4 PM EST on May 7, 2012. No phone calls accepted.