626-24-1-313-0016 - Topcon Retinal Camera TRC-50DX with Net6 Image

This notice is in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 5.2. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 09, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for the product/service listed below to a large business, Topcon Inc., headquartered out of Oakland, NJ. The contract is expected to be awarded under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source.

A Sole Source Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared. The anticipated award date is no later than 3/1/2024. The contractor will provide the product/service listed below to the place of performance listed on the cover page of this notice. This solution is for additional brand name retinal camera currently used throughout Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS). This procurement is for the Alvin C. York campus, Murfreesboro, TN.

Market research found other vendors providing like product/service. However, standardization implemented at TVHS requires this brand name procurement to minimize patient risk and adverse workflows.

PRODUCT/SERVICES REQUIRED: QTY:

1, Part Number: 37000-36T covers the whole system breakdown below:

TRC-50DX (C,RF,FA,FAF,ICG) with ImageNet6 Includes:

TRC50DX-D, 3x ImageNet Licenses, Basler RGB Sensor, Basler Monochrome Sensor, Tower PC, Monitor, AIT-250W Power Table Installation, and Training by Topcon All items are made in Japan.

Estimated Value: Less than $70,000.00 Period of Performance: 15 DAYS ARO The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS): 339112, Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing with the small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) / Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is 6540 Ophthalmic Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement and may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation (as appropriate) that the agency shall consider within the given closing/due date of this notice. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued.

Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award and must submit a current authorized distributor letter from the manufacturer. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with RESPONSE TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE 36C24924Q0134 in the subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned.

All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to the POCs listed in the cover page of this notice, and NO LATER THAN the given closing date and time on this notice.

The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities like an authorized distributor/reseller letter from their source of supply if not a manufacturer that will demonstrate the ability to support this requirement.