SOLICITATION NOTICE
65--65 -- Purchase Stress System
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Health Care System, Great Lakes Acquisition Center, 5000 West National Avenue, Bldg. No. 5, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53295-0005
- ZIP Code
- 53295-0005
- Solicitation Number
- 69D-423-06
- Response Due
- 9/6/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/6/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Cambridge Heart, Inc. for a Heartwave? II Stress System, supplies, related accessories, and services for the VAMC Madison, located in Madison, WI. To the best of our knowledge the Heartwave? II Stress System is the only system which is compatible with existing equipment and provides standardization of all stress testing systems at VAMC Madison. In addition, the Heartwave? II Stress System is the only device that has been approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for their Analytic Spectral Method of measuring T-wave changes. Their method measures T-waves at the microvolt and millivolt level and any changes in T-wave will show the possibility of the patient?s susceptibility for lethal ventricular arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death. This feature is extremely important for VAMC Madison to determine which patients are at significant risk for sudden cardiac dysrhythmias and/or arrest. This procurement is being conducted in accordance FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. NAICS Code is 334510. Based upon information received from the using service, to the best of their knowledge, the Heartwave? II Stress System is the only system that is compatible with existing equipment used by VAMC Madison, provides standardization of all stress testing systems, and the only device that has been approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for their Analytic Spectral Method of measuring T-wave changes. This procurement is being conducted in accordance FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. Contract is firm fixed price and the NAICS Code is 334510 This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitations documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service, to the Contracting Officer within (10) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information must be sent to the Contracting Officer, VAMC GLAC, 5000 W. National Ave Bldg. 5, Milwaukee WI 53295 or via fax to (414) 902-5440. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the GLAC will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Sierra Scientific Instruments, Inc. Contracting Officer ID: Eileen Spilka Name: Great Lakes Acquisition Center (69D/GLAC) Street 1: 5000 W. National Avenue Street 2: Building 5 GLAC City: Milwaukee State: WI Zip: 53295-0005
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2500 Overlook Terrace, Madison, WI
- Zip Code: 53705
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 53705
- Record
- SN01124586-W 20060826/060824220825 (fbodaily.com)
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