Intent to Sole Source TopCon Medical Systems, Inc

The Indian Health Service, Navajo Area, Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, NM intends to award a non-competitive, sole source contract to TopCon Medical Systems, Inc for Optical Coherence Tomography equipment, installation, and training for the Gallup Indian Medical Center Unit Optometry Department. The Contractor, TopCon Medical Systems, Inc, is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the specific equipment that meets Department’s requirements and to ensure that there is no interruption in providing optimal direct patient care. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received by 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Thursday, September 10, 2020, the contract will be issued without further notice. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Responses may be emailed to [email protected] by the deadline stated above. All vendors are hereby notified that if your response is not received by the date and time specified in this notice, it will not be considered.