Brandon B. - MARCO

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Marco Ophthalmic, Inc. for an EPIC 5100 Refraction System located at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, IL.
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 Simplified acquisition procedures as implemented in FAR 13, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This will be a firm fixed price contract. The NAICS Code is 339112.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation 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 by 8:00 AM (CST) August 30, 2019. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. 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 Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Marco Ophthalmic, Inc.
Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Brandon.Bennett@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED..