Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Naval Medical Logistics Command (NMLC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 with Proaim Americas, LLC (Proaim), 209 Bountiful Pointe Circle, Grover, MO, 63040, for Enterprise Ocular Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (OPACS) including hardware, software, and labor for multiple United States Department of Defense (DoD) Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs).

The only vendor capable of post-processing analysis and manipulation of raw data is Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., distributed by Proaim Americas. Additionally the OPACS solution manufactured by Carl Zeiss is the only OPACS solution that has a current Authority to Operate (ATO) granted by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Authorizing Official (AO). Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., distributed by Proaim Americas, is the only vendor that can meets the minimum requirements of the Government. Proaim Americas is the only authorized distributor of Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. A sources sought notice was issued on 16 November 2018 for this requirement and no sources responded.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information, or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source contract.

Capability statements are due by 10:00 AM Local Time, 20 March 2019. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: E-MAIL:

usn.detrick.navmedlogcomftdmd.mbx.matrix@mail.mil.

IN SUBJECT LINE REFERENCE: "N62645-19-R-0024"

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