65--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments & Cuvettes

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 17, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Government Scientific Source, Inc. for procurement of the following items: 001: Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments, Item Number: ELITE, 9 Each 002: Cuvettes, Activated Clotting Time Low Range, Item Number: ACT-LR, 86 Boxes 003: Cuvettes, Activated Clotting Time High Range, Item Number: ACT+, 29 Boxes The sole source procurement is being made by a special open market pricing agreement with Government Scientific Source, Inc. that includes the trade-in of Hemochron Plus Instruments for the upgrade/purchase of Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments. The manufacturer, International Technidyne Corporation (soon to be named Accriva), has stated that Government Scientific Source, Inc. is the sole distributor for their government sales and services. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice; however, any offers received may be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 5 days from the publication of this notice, a contract will be issued to Government Scientific Source, Inc. without further notice. The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. The POC does not have any visibility to the "Interested Vendors List" tab within the notice. Interested firms must respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration.