Page 3 of 3 ***INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE-*** Estimated Date of Award: June 30, 2021 Synopsis: The Department of Veterans Affairs, Columbia, South Carolina intends to award a sole source award directly to Alliant Enterprises, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and authorized reseller of Olympus America, Inc. scopes for all items identified below. 0001: 6 Each. BX43F-1-3;Microscope Frame with Transmitted Arm, LED Illumination/BX43F3 0002: 6 Each. U-LHLEDC-1-2; Transmitted white LED for BX43, BX46, BX63/5-UL3152 0003: 14 Each. Eyepiece for BX/IX, 10x w/=24mm t=1.5mm Retical Shelf, FN22/WHN10X-1-8 0004: 4 Each. U-AC2-7; ABBE Condenser, NA 1.1, 4X-100X Coverage/ 6-U1112 0005: 7 Each. UYCP-11;US Style 3-prong Power Cord/UYCP-11 0006: 2 Each. Eyepiece for BX/IX, 10x Focusing w/ =24mm t=1.5mm Retical Shelf, FN22/WHN10X-H-1-8 0007: 1 Each. Centering Telescope/U-CT30-2-2 The manufacturer is Olympus America, Inc. The only known Authorized Distributor is Alliant Enterprises, DUNS 121170653. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 333314 with a business size standard of 500 employees. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the Authority of FAR 13.106-1 which states that Contracting Officers may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Market research conducted found Alliant Enterprises, LLC. to be the sole SDVOSB vendor able to provide this brand Microscope and associated parts required to meet the needs of the Columbia VA. Offerors that are interested in submitting a quotation for the exact item shall provide evidence they are an authorized reseller for the Olympus product(s) being quoted. Interested offerors who believe their microscopes are comparable to the Olympus America brand must provide salient characteristics for both the Olympus brand as well as their own microscopes, in order to make a comparison of both instruments. This is required in order to clearly document the quoters microscopes match all of the salient characteristics of the Olympus America microscopes. Furthermore, the Contracting Officer has determined no opportunities for competition exist for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) as Olympus America is the manufacturer and Alliant Enterprises is the sole SDVOSB authorized distributor of the microscopes and associated parts. Offerors that are interested in submitting a quotation for either the brand name or brand name or equal product shall provide evidence they are identified as a SDVOSB/VOSB in VIP Home  · VetBiz Portal (va.gov) This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government will consider all proposals received within 5 days (NLT) June 18, 2021 at 4:00p.m. ET) after date of publication of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete with the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. System for Award Management (SAM): Rule requires a firm to be registered in the SAM Registration Data Base (SAM), prior to award of any contract and agreements. Firms must register on an on-time basis, and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information. To register in SAM go to: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. If you have any questions, please contact; Iman Dillard, Contract Specialist,
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