Notice of Intent to Sole Source

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform the Government’s intent to issue a Sole Source award as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. TIMS 2000 SP medical cart has been in use by Speech and Pathology at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System for several years. The TIMS medical cart is at end of cycle and needs to be replaced with a new system. The TIMS 2000 allows providers to capture dynamic images of oral pharyngeal and esophageal phases of the swallow diagnostics as well as therapeutic purposes. The OEM, TIMS Medical a division of Foresight Imaging LLC, is the exclusive manufacturer of the TIMS 2000 SP medical cart.  Foresight Imaging LLC is the only authorized distributor for the trade in program for the TIMS medical carts. The place of performance is SLVHCS, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. This action will result in a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. The intended Contractor is Foresight Imaging LLC, located at 1 Executive Drive, Suite 202, Chemlsford, MA 01824 USA. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing - Product of Service Code for this requirement is 6516, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1000 employees. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available, and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to complete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed- price contract. A decision by the Government about whether to compete with this proposed requirement based upon 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 competition. This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive quotes. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Phone calls will not be accepted. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. All Interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may express their interest by providing a capabilities statement NLT August 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM CST. The point of contact for this is Contracting Officer Rachel Babin, email: rachel.babin@va.gov