65--544-15-3-069-5277 - Medline Bookwalter Instrument Retractor Set 544

***INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE*** Estimated Date of Award: August 18, 2015 Synopsis: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Columbia, South Carolina intends to award sole source procurement for the attached line items. The manufacturer is Unify, Inc. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 339112 with a business size standard of 500. The proposed contract is for Medline BookWalter Instrument Retractor Set for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the Authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) which states that the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the CO determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received within 2 days (NLT) 10 August 2015 by 12:00p.m.ET) after date of publication of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete with the 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. System for Award Management (SAM): Rule requires a firm to be registered in the SAM Registration Data Base (SAM), prior to award of any contract and agreements. Firms must register on an on-time basis, and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information. To register in SAM go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. If you have any questions, please contact; Millicent R. Ball, Contracting Officer, by email at [email protected].