6515--prostate seeds

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source commercial item procurement with Theragenics Corporation Doing business as Digitel Corporation. The Richmond Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) requests the following to replenish their inventory:

900 EACH Iodine 125 (I-125) Preloaded Stranded Needles

248 EACH Iodine 125 (I-125) Preloaded Non-Stranded Needles

082 EACH Iodine 125 (I-125) Loose Seeds

If you are an authorized distributor of the above-mentioned items and your business can provide the requested items in less than 5 days after receipt of the order, please provide a capability statement as instructed below. Capability statements should include the following:

please include the following:

Company/individual name

Address

Point of contact with phone number

Information describing your interest

Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, if applicable

Tax ID number

DUNS number

Capabilities Statement

Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.)

Proof of verification as a SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable)

This proposed contract is for brachytherapy seed products for prostate implants for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR Part 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested parties may identify their skill and ability by sending capability statements in reference to this requirement no later than 01:00 P.M noon EST, September 29, 2020 to: gordon.burns@va.gov

Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this notice. This notice shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on 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.