6515--Intent to Sole Source HD Flex CystoNephro Videoscopes

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Direct Award to a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 8, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price sole source contract to Alliant Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Alliant Healthcare Products, a SDVOSB, and the only authorized distributor of the HD Flex CystoNephro Videoscope. The award is being made under the authority of 41 USC §3304(a)(5), 38 U.S. Code § 8127(c), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5 (Authorized or Required by Statute) and VAAR 819.7008 non-competitive (sole source) procedures to procure the brand name Olympus of America s, HD Flex CystroNephro Videoscopes for the C.W. Bill Young VA Healthcare System (Bay Pines), VISN 8 Network. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 334510 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing". This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquires will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Alliant Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a Alliant Healthcare Products is the only known SDVOSB authorized distributor for Olympus of America s, HD Flex CystroNephro Videoscope. NOTE: INTERESTED VENDORS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE ON OR BEFORE March 9, 11:00 A.M., Eastern Standard Time (EST). Questions and persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to the Contract Specialist using the email link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Janice Fornaro, no later than March 9, 2023, 12:00 P.M. EST, at the following e-mail address: [email protected] and ensure that the subject line includes: Solicitation No. 36C24823Q0636, the company name and Unique Entity ID #.