65 -- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Notice Date

December 14, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs, 801 S. Marion St., Lake City, FL 32025-5898

ZIP Code

32025-5898

Description

This is a notice of intent of the NOrth Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Lake City Division, 801 S. Marion St., Lake City, Florida, to award a sole source contract to Nicolet Instrument Corporation, 5225-4 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711-0187, for a Pioneer TC2020 Two Channel Doppler system, V.II, which includes hardware, software, software updates, printer, and accessories. This system is used to detect cerebral ischemia and emboli. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of 6.302 and FAR Part 12. This authority is cited and justification made is based on the determination that the government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from one soure. Other persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement by December 22, 2000. Such qualifications/capabilities will be perused solely for the purpose of determing whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. This notice is not a request for competitive proposal. However, all responses received on or before December 22, 2000. will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to open the requirement to competition based upon resposnes to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable and responses received after 12/22/00 will not be accepted.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001218/SPMSC001.HTM (W-349 SN5088P7)