65--Intent to award utilizing FAR 8.405-6 Limiting Sources for Draeger Innovian Anesthesia Record Keeper (ARK) System for New Orleans, LA Legacy VA Meedical Center

NOTICE OF INTENT: The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO 16), Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS), 2200 Fort Roots Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72114, in accordance with FAR 8.405-6, limiting sources, intends to award a firm-fixed price, follow-on delivery order to Draeger, Inc., 3135 Quarry Road, Telford, PA 18969, for the procurement Draeger Innovian Anesthesia Record Keeper (ARK) Clinical Information System with all additional associated hardware, software licenses, implementation, training, warranty and maintenance services for all Anesthesia, PACU and out of OR MAC areas within the new Legacy VAMC in New Orleans, LA. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive offers. No solicitation package is available. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any responses to this notice must be received no later than 12:00pm central time on February 28, 2017. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Responses must be directed to the Contracting Officer, Sheila Reed at [email protected]. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339112, Surgical and Medical Instruments Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.