B -- HEART TESTS

Notice Date

March 22, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

ZIP Code

55417

Solicitation Number

RFQ 618-119-01

Response Due

March 30, 2001

Point of Contact

Janice Byrd 612-725-2188

Description

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(1) the Government anticipates entering into sole source procurement negotiations with St. Paul Heart Clinic, 255 North Smith Avenue #100, St. Paul, MN 55102 to participate under VA Merit study entitled "Insulin Action: Role of Skeletal Muscle and Insulin-Mediated Blood Flow". This study has been reviewed and approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review Application system and is an ongoing study. St. Paul Heart Clinic will furnish test for endothelial function, arterial compliance of brachial and carotid arteries, and computer analysis of test results. The above authority is cited and justification made based on the determination that the Government's minimum needs can best be satisfied by services available from one source. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under FAR 6.302. Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by March 30, 2001. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available. However, the Government will consider all interests received on or before March 30, 2001. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010326/BSOL001.HTM (W-081 SN50G9X4)