65--Med/Surg Tucson CMOP

The Department Of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15/CMOP intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 1901 FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items to Medline Industries, Inc, 3 Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL, 60093 will provide 2076 Tracheostomy Care Kits. This will be a firm-fixed price contract. The kits are for the VA CMOP Tucson, 3675 Britannia Drive, Tucson, AZ 85706-5041. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price contract. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; interested parties may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT November 26, 2018 at 2:00 PM CT. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required supplies. A determination not to compete this proposed contract upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and will not be considered. When responding to this announcement, respondents should refer to Announcement 36C77019Q0133, Notice of Intent. If after November 26, 2018, no viable responses have been received in response to this announcement, Department Of Veterans Affairs shall negotiate solely with Medline Industries, Inc. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist, Leah Thurman who can be reached at [email protected]. The Network Contracting Office 15 address is: VA Heartland Network 15, Network Business Office, Contracting Office, 3450 South. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048.