Swiss Lithoclast Ultra System

The VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System in Biloxi, Mississippi, plans to enter into a sole source contract with Microvasive Endoscopy, a division of Boston Scientific located in Watertown, Massachusetts, under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1(c). This contract involves the procurement of a Swiss Lithoclast Ultra System along with its necessary accessories, including the Lithoclast Ultra Console, foot pedal, stone catcher holder, compressed air tube, power cord, spare fuses, ultrasound hand piece kit, pneumatic hand piece kit, probes, and stone catchers. The system is intended to support medical procedures, specifically those involving ultrasound and pneumatic lithotripsy for stone removal. Interested vendors are invited to submit their interest and demonstrate their capability to meet the requirements by providing written responses to the Contracting Officer by 3:00 p.m. Central Time on March 25, 2003. Fax submissions are acceptable, and all qualified offerors will be given consideration. Should there be no competitive responses by the deadline, the VA will proceed with negotiations directly with Boston Scientific Corporation. This procurement ensures that the VA acquires specialized medical equipment critical for veteran healthcare services.