J--PM Physio-Control AED

NOTICE OF INTENT The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 7, intends to award a sole-source contract to Physio-Control, Inc, 11811 Willows Road NE, P.O. Box 97006, Redmond, WA 98073-9706 to furnish and install high quality batteries and perform preventive maintenance on 52 each Physio-Control/ Medtronic Lifepak 20 defibrillators and 70 each Lifepak 1000 AED’s located at Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) Montgomery and Tuskegee medical centers, Outpatient Clinic located at Columbus, Ga., Mental Health Clinic and Outpatient Clinic located at Dothan, Al., Outpatient Clinic located at Fort Rucker, and Podiatry Clinic at Maxwell Air Force Base. For each defibrillator and AED’s the contractor shall provide service tickets indicating the serial number of the unit, the performance and energy output of each defibrillator and AED’s. Contractor to perform all warranty repairs needed and provide documentation to the Chief, Biomedical Section. Physio-Control/Medtronic, Inc is the proprietary vendor and sole distributor of these defibrillators. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or a solicitation for offers. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product to Juan A. Jusino, Contract Specialist, at contact@example.gov or FAX: +1 (555) 000-0000. All capability statements received by closing of this notification 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures. There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 334510 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500 employees. This is for informational purposes only and not to be construed as a commitment by the government. Any information submitted to this notice of intent is voluntary.