Zeiss OS CIRRUS HD-OCT Model 5000

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary Canaan, intends to award a sole source contract to purchase one 266002-1161-982-PRO Zeiss OS Cirrus HD-OCT (Model 5000) Version 9.5 w/ GCGPA, Smart HD Scans, FastTrac, all prior license features, Adv RPE, GCA, Ant Seg Basic, Printer & Table. The Government believes that Zeiss and their small business distributors are the only providers that can satisy the agency requirements. Therefore, the Government intends to proceed with a sole source award for the required CIRRUS HD-OCT Model 5000. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302 only one responsible source and no other vendor will sastisfy agency requirements. This notice is to request competitive quotes only from authorized Zeiss distributors for new equipment. No solicitation document is available; however, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within seven calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information can be sent to the Contracting Officer at kchurchill@bop.gov. Responses received will be evaluated, however a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is soley within the discretion of the Government. If no responses, other than those of the authorized Zeiss distributors are received, the United States Penitentiary will proceed with a sole source award.