Olympus Scope Repair Intent to Sole Source

Special Notice Special Notice Page 3 of 3 Special Notice *= Required Field Special Notice Page 1 of 3 Notice of Intent to Sole-Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, intends to negotiate a sole source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR 6.302- 1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The associated NAICS code for this is 811210 [NAICS Code - https://www.naics.com/search/]. The sole-source contract will be awarded to:

OLYMPUS AMERICA INC, 2400 RINGWOOD AVE, SAN JOSE, CA, 95131 Description of equipment requirements: - Olympus Model BF-UC180F and Standard Case4 MH-553 - Olympus Model ENF-VT2 - Olympus Model ENF-VH These are Olympus America Inc., Scopes. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source.

IAW FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii) Contractors may submit a capabilities statement or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available.