W065--Intent to Sole Source. VISN-04 Home Oxygen East

This is an INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Philadelphia, Wilmington, Wilkes-Barre and Coatesville VA Medical Centers intends to negotiate a sole source emergency Bridge contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) for Home Oxygen Services with Eagle Home Medical Corp. 115 Long Circle, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 27870. The Justification and Approval for this action will be included as a part of the award notice. Commercial Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used and the resulting contract will be a firm fixed price contract. The NAICS Code is 532283 and the Size Standard is $35 mil. This special notice serves as notice of intent to award a sole source bridge contract and is not a request for competitive proposals and is not a solicitation or a request for offers. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that a prospective offeror can fulfill the requirements of the solicitation and that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement is solely within the discretion of the Government See attached document: Performance Work Statement.