SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, Brecksville (Cleveland) VAMC, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs;Brecksville Division;Cleveland VA Medical Center;10000 Brecksville Road;Brecksville Brecksville 44141
- ZIP Code
- 44141
- Archive Date
- 10/12/2008
- Point of Contact
- PRINCE MEREDITHPURCHASING AGENT<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, Logistics Service, intends to sole source this procurement to Cooper Surgical, to provide a Cervipath Digital Colposcopy System, to be use during Colposcopy Exams. This system was selected by the physicians and nurses because it offers a 3D stereoscopic visualization of the cervix during the exam, shows precise depth of field, contrast and clarity, and captures digital images which can be used to track the progression/regression of lesions from one visit to the next. There is no other company offering this capability. Cooper Surgical is the manufacturer of this system and the sole provider of the replacement parts. A patent, copyright or proprietary data limits competition. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. NAICS 339112, size standard of 500 employees applies to this procurement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any firm that believes it can meet the requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within seven (7) calendar days from the date of the publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information can be sent to the Contracting Officer, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141 or via fax to (440) 838-6052. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs will proceed to sole source this requirement to Cooper Surgical, for the purchase of the Cervipath Digital Colposcopy System.
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