65--Intent to Sole Source Stellaris Cataract Surgery Supplies

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Network Contracting Office 16 intends to enter into a sole source acquisition with Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, 30 Enterprise Suite 450 Aliso, CA 92656. The products being procured are: Disposable Surgical Supplies to be used with the existing Stellaris Phacoemulsification Surgical System already in place at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX. NAICS code 339115 applies to this procurement. The proposed contract action is for service for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. No other vendors can support or provide the disposable surgical supplies to be used with the Stellaris System since it is proprietary to Bausch & Lomb Inc. This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is NOT a request for quotations. In addition, no other vendors are being solicited to identify their interest and capability to provide these items as described above. No telephone responses will be accepted. There will not be a determination to conduct a competitive procurement. Justification for this sole source acquisition is in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.