Centurion vision system fayetteville HCC

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to procure on a sole-sourced basis, on behalf of the VA Heal Care Center (HCC) in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for the provision of a phacoemulsification system with O. R. Elder, Inc., 1270 Broadway, Suite 401, New York, New York 10001-3218. The items being purchased are an Alcon brand Centurion Vision System.
NAICS 339112 applies to this procurement. The proposed contract action is for product for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to meet this requirement. This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotations. Interested parties who believe they can meet this requirement must submit information about their capabilities no later than 8:00 a.m. EST, January 29, 2019 to darla.hurlock@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.
This award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. No solicitation will be made available. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government..