6515--LEICA M530 OHX with ULT530 Surgical Spine Microscope

Special Notice Special Notice Page 2 of 2 TITLE: 6515 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE SOLICITATION: 36C24822Q1828 DUE: 9/25/2022 5:00 PM EST SET ASIDE: N/A NAICS: 339112 POP STATE: Not specified AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410-6400 POC: Jose Delgado, jose.delgado3@va.gov DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO Melling LLC dba Melling Medical for the purchase of a LEICA M530 OHX with ULT530 Surgical Spine Microscope and associated accessories for the West Palm Beach VAMC. Market research was conducted and determined that Melling LLC dba Melling Medical is the only authorized distributor of the OEM to sell this system to the Federal Government. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to 9/25/2022. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon 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. Responses to this notice must be emailed to jose.delgado3@va.gov and received by 5:00 PM EST on 9/25/2022.