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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Special Notice Rev. March 2010 Markforged Metal X 3D metal printer 15212-5319 36C24E18Q9543 N 334516 US Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Service Area Office (SAO) East 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 500 Pittsburgh PA 15212-5319 Lynn Portman lynn.portman@va.gov lynn.portman@va.gov The Department of Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, for a Markforged 3d metal printing system which will them us to design and print our own implants and prototypes for research dealing with percutaneous osseointegrated amputees. The Mark Forged Metal X 3D metal printer can be safely used in a standard office environment; other commercially available metal prototyping systems require specialized clean-room conditions, involve hazardous materials, and utilize high-powered lasers or electron beams, thus requiring extensive structural modifications to the facility to mitigate multiple safety risks. The Mark Forged Metal X 3D metal printer is the only commercially available system that can be used in a standard office environment that will allow complete production of metal prototype parts in a variety of metal alloys – including Stainless Steel and Titanium – both required for use in the orthopaedic device industry. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than August 27th, 2018, 9:00am, EST. Interest/capability statements may be sent to Lynn Portman at lynn.portman@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.