This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The Department of Veterans Affairs Mid Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) intends to award a fixed price commercial item purchase order to Scanlan International Inc, St. Paul, MN on a sole source basis to procure thoracoscopic instruments for use in minimally invasive surgeries at the Richmond VAMC. Scanlan International, Inc is the proprietor, designer and manufacturer of the VATS instruments in question. No other company can provide the wide range of instruments or the quality that Scanlan International, Inc. provides. The instruments in question are the following: 2 EA 9909-920 - Thoracoscopic Foerster Clamp (10 Mm), Ring Handle, Curved Left 20 Mm Oval Ring Jaws, 9-1/2"/24 Cm Working Length, 13-1/4"/33.5 Cm 2 EA 9009-223 - Thoracoscopic Node Grasper (5 Mm), Ring Handle, Curved Left 11 Mm Oblong Ring Jaws, With Ratchet, 9"/23 Cm Working Length, 13"/33 Cm 2 EA 9009-280 - Thoracoscopic Dennis Dissector (7 Mm), Ring Handle, Curved Left Serrated Jaws, With Ratchet, 9"/23 Cm Working Length, 13-1/4"/33.5 Cm 2 EA 9909-219 - Thoracoscopic D'amico Debakey Clamp, (10 Mm), Rimg Handle, 1x2 Wide Curved Left Tapered Debakey Jaws, 11 Cm Jaw Length, Without Ratchet, 10"/25.5 Cm Working Length, 14-1/2"/37 Cm Total Length 2 EA 9909-224 - Thoracoscopic Debakey Clamp (10 Mm), Harken#1, Ring Handle 1x2 Wide Debakey Jaw, Without Ratchet, 9.5 Cm Jaw Length, 9-7/8"/24.8 Cm Working Length, 14"/35.5 Cm 2 EA 9909-226 - Thoracoscopic Debakey Clamp (10 Mm), Harken#2, Ring Handle 1x2 Wide Debakey Jaws, Without Ratchet, 9.5cm Jaw Length, 9-7/8"/24.8 Cm Working Length, 14"/35.5 Cm 2 EA 9909-203 - Thoracoscopic Debakey Cooley Forceps, (10 Mm), Ring Handle, 90 Degree Angled Jaw, Without Ratchet, 9-1/2"/24 Cm Working Length, 13-1/2"/34 Cm 2 EA 9009-738SC - Thoracoscopic Chitwood Dissecting Scissors (5 Mm), Curved Left, Blunt Super Cut Blades, 3 Cm Blade Length, Black Platinum Ring Handle, 7-1/4"/18.5 Cm Working Length, 11-1/2"/29 Cm 2 EA 9009-900 - Thoracoscopic D'amico Suction Instrument (5mm), Straight Blunt Tip, 12-1/2"/32 Cm Working Length, 17-3/4"/45.5 Cm. 1 Brush Included These items will be for the Richmond VAMC, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23249 The proposed contract action is for items which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). This is a notice of intent to award a sole source procurement action and is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may submit a capability statement that demonstrates their firm's ability to provide the items described above. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered and identify their interest and capability to this response no later than July 6, 2015, 2:30pm, EST. Primary Point of Contact: John H Meyers [email protected]

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