6540--Cataract Set, Eye PHACO 34 Instruments

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE  The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 5 intends to award a Sole Source Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Summit Medical Inc. for the custom-made PHACO, 34 piece sterilization cataract instrument trays needed for the ophthalmology surgery department within the Martinsburg, West Virginia VA Medical Center. These custom trays were constructed to enclose and hold surgical instruments and instrument accessories in an organized manner during the sterilization process as well as storage and transportation into scheduled surgery.  This contract action is for products for which the Government intends to award with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.5. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability in response to this notice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 339112: Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing with a business size standard of 1,000.   THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS.  Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 4PM, EST, on Thursday, May 13, 2020, in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon 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. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Theresa Thomas, Contracting Specialist, at [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.  End of DocumentÂ