65--Equipment for Sleep Clinic

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 intends to award a purchase order to ResMed, 9001 Spectrum Center Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123, for sleep disorder monitoring systems to include ResScan and TXControl serial adapter services. The requesting location is Central Texas Health Care System (CTVAHCS), 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX, 76504. NAICS 423990 applies. 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) subpart 8.405-6 (B) only one source is capable of providing the proprietary supplies and services required at the level of quality required because the supplies and services are unique or highly specialized under proprietary conditions. The described simplify the filling of recurring needs for sleep disorder monitoring systems at Central Texas VAHCS and only ResMed can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond. The period of performance shall be from the date of award, and extend through February 28, 2015. 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 the Contract Specialist, [email protected] no later than April 22, 2014, by 12 pm CST. 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.