W--Lease or rental of medical equipment ABX Pentra XL 80's

Naval Hospital Guam plans to negotiate a sole source lease agreement with Modern Laboratory Services for two ABX PENTRA XL 80 medical analyzers, including all necessary reagents and maintenance services for one fiscal year (FY06). This procurement will not be open for competitive proposals, and the Government reserves full discretion over whether to pursue competition based on responses to this notice. The contract falls under a total small business set-aside according to FAR 19.5, with the solicitation number N68096-06-RQ-F0009 and NAICS code 532490, which pertains to the lease or rental of medical equipment. The Department of Defense’s Naval Medical Research Center in Guam is the contracting agency, with the work being performed at a FPO (Fleet Post Office) address. This presolicitation notice was posted on August 30, 2005, and highlights the Government’s intent to move forward without soliciting multiple bidders.