7A20--Polysmith Software Upgrade

This is an Intent to Sole Source, this is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to provide information based on this requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contacting Office 8, Regional Procurement Office East, on behalf of the Miami VA Healthcare System located at 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, Florida 33125 intends to award a Firm Fixed Price sole source award to Nihon Kohden America, Inc., 15353 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92618 in support of the Sleep Medicine/Pulmonary/Medicine Service. The proposed contract is to upgrade current Government-owned Polysmith equipment software. Nihon Kohden America is the OEM for the current Government-owned Polysmith equipment, software, and interface integration, as such, they are the only company capable of providing the requested upgrade that is compatible with existing equipment currently in place.