This notice is published for informational purposes only and not as a request for competitive proposals. The Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System James A. Haley in Tampa, FL intends to award a "Sole Source" contract, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, to EtherFeat, LLC. The Nimble Storage equipment procured in this request includes: Nimble CS210 8TB/ usable (50% compression); 8TiB Dual Controllers, 2xQuad GigE as well as service upgrades and software support for 1 year. This equipment is deemed Medical Devices and as such are specified and provided by EtherFeat, LLC. They must conform to the specifications needed to comply with exacting standards of operation and reliability to safely interface with various peripheral devices made by EtherFeat, LLC. They are loaded, configured and tested in their factory to insure proper operation. Purchasing this equipment as separate items from other vendors will ultimately increase cost by having to contract with EtherFeat, LLC to build and test equipment supplied by someone else. Additionally EtherFeat, LLC will not provide technical support the first year on hardware problems if purchased through other sources. This requirement will be classified under NAICS 541519. No solicitation document is available. Interested persons may respond to the requirement by 03:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, September 15, 2011. Send responses to
[email protected]. The government will evaluate responses to determine if a competitive solicitation is appropriate for future acquisitions.