J065--Patient Lift PM's Sea/AMLK

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order with one Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) source, Vandahl Engineering & Sales, LTD. The procurement is for the patient lift testing. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811219. Vandahl is considered a SDVOSB and is registered in VETBIZ. This procurement will be made under the authority of Title 38 U.S.C. 8127 and implemented under VAAR 819.7007. IAW VAAR 819.7007(b), sole source awards to SDVOSB concerns, the contracting officer s determination whether to make a sole source award is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the contracting officer .

This requirement is for:

VA Puget Sound HealthCare System

Seattle VAMC and American Lake VAMC

1660 S. Columbian Way

Seattle, WA 98108

This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining the marketplace for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.