SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- CARDIAC TISSUE ABLATION CONTROLS
- Notice Date
- 11/30/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VISN 6 Centralized Acquisition Service;201 Hay Street, Suite 304;Fayetteville NC 28301
- ZIP Code
- 28301
- Solicitation Number
- VA24611RQ0049
- Response Due
- 12/6/2010
- Archive Date
- 12/9/2010
- Point of Contact
- Olin Newsome
- E-Mail Address
-
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SUBJECT: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Supplies and Notice of Intent to Sole Source 1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and Far Part 13 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotation # VA-246-11-RQ-0049. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most recent Federal Acquisition Circular. The NAICS Code is 334510. 2. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, VA intends to negotiate a sole-source, fixed-price procurement for EPICOR PAR Level Disposables inventory with Saint Jude Medical Incorporated, One Lillehi Plaza, St. Paul, Minnesota under RFP: VA-246-11-RQ-0049. This notice will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Website (www.fedbizopps.gov ). Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FBO site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. 3. VISN 6 intends to establish an EPICOR PAR Level Inventory of disposables used exclusively with the EPICOR Cardiac Tissue Ablation Control System, Model No. ACS-US-2. The system uses high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), which enable physicians to safely create continuous epicardial lesion without the need for heart-lung bypass through placement of an ablation device to be placed outside of a beating heart. 4. Based on market research conducted that included a Sources Sought announcement posted to FBO, it has been determined that the VA requirement for the referenced requirement can only be provided by St. Jude Medical Incorporated. St. Jude Medical is the only FDA approved manufacturer and distributor of the EPICOR Cardiac Ablation System consumables. 5. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations, however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement or submit quotes to this office by 10:00 am, EST, December 6, 2010, via email to the attention of: Olin D. Newsome Jr., at olin.newsome@va.gov. Information received will be solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The North American Industrial Classification System Number (NAICS) is 334510, Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing. The awardee shall be registered in the Central Contractor's Database (CCR) and also the Online Representations and Certification (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/FaVAMC565/FaVAMC565/VA24611RQ0049/listing.html)
- Record
- SN02335704-W 20101202/101130234351-c15a01ac810e466f66acfb9aeb76ae92 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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