J065--ProAim Carl Zeiss Service B 3

Special Notice Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, 1500 Weiss Street Saginaw, MI 48602, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with PROAIM Americas, LLC. 16024 Manchester Road, Suite 200 Saint Louis, MO 63011; for a full-service base with three (3) option years contract for planned maintenance for ophthalmic equipment and ancillary components, corrective maintenance, FORUM server, safety inspections, labor, OEM parts, travel, repairs, servers and answer any questions regarding the following devices: Part # Description/Part Number* Qty CIRRUS 5000 HD OCT 5000-24592 OPTIME SERVICE COMPLETE CIRRUS 5000 ANGIO | 1YR 12 MO CIRRUS 5000 HD OCT 5000-20878 OPTIME SERVICE COMPLETE CIRRUS 5000 ANGIO | 1YR 12 MO Clarus 500 CL500-54407 OPTIME SERVICE COMPLETE CLARUS 500 | 1YR 12 MO HUMPHREY HFA3 860 860-16995 OPTIME SERVICE COMPLETE HFA 3 860 | 1/YR 12 MO FORUM SERVER 50185147 OPTIME SERVICE FORUM ENTERPRISE | 1YR 12 MO Saginaw s VAMC utilizes this Carl Zeiss Meditec ophthalmic equipment to perform necessary diagnostic testing for our Veteran s. A firm fixed price base contract is anticipated and shall be awarded. 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. 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. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Alternate submission: Offerors submitting alternate items must provide technical information sufficient for a lay person to determine acceptability, and must prove same form, fit and function as the requested items. Information will not be paid for by the government nor returned to the supplying party. The information will be used to determine product acceptability. Lack of sufficient information for our staff to determine product acceptability will result in a negative determination. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured, used/refurbished, or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. No product in development shall be considered. Authorized dealers: Experienced firms only who are authorized dealers will be considered in addition to the original equipment manufacturer. A letter from the manufacturer stating your company is an authorized dealer for the line items must be in possession by the due date and be available for submission, if requested. Responses must be received no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on August 31, 2024. Morgan Stein Contract Specialist Morgan.Stein@va.gov