65--Boston Scientific BPA

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 intends negotiate a sole source agreement with Boston Scientific Corporation, 1 Boston Scientific Place, Natick, MA. 07160-1537 for Medical/ Surgical items listed in this notice for the North Texas Veterans Health Care System (NTXVHCS) located at 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas Texas 75216. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253 (c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The described services fulfills a recurring need for supplies and services for use at the North Texas Veteran Health Care System and only Boston Scientific Corp. can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond to this requirement. Boston Scientific is the sole proprietary manufacturer and does not use distributors or sub-license for any portion of this service. The agreement term will be for 24 months from the date of award. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to [email protected] no later than Friday, March 14th, 2014, 12pm CDT. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The following items are required: Description GUIDEWIRE, AMPLATZ (MEDI-TECH)(46-523) CATH, MUSTANG, BLN,DILATION CATH, COYOTE ES, OTW, CATH F/G STERL OTW 4FR L 135CM,6MMX100MM, HYB BALLOON, RETRIEVAL,EXTRATOR RX, TRIPLE LUMEN DILATOR, GI BALLOON, DILATATION,BILIARY,INFLATED SNARE,ENDO,POLYPECTOMY,MINI HEXAGONAL,2.3MM LOOP OD,L 240CM SYSTEM, DELIVERY, NAVIFLEX RX BASKET, RETRIEVAL, TWISTER, ROTATABLE, POLYP BLAZER LG