The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 intends negotiate a sole source agreement with St. Jude Medical, Inc., 12 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford Massachusetts 01824 for Medical/ Surgical items listed in this notice for the North Texas Veterans Health Care System (NTXVHCS) located at 4500 S. Lancaster Road, Dallas Texas 75216. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253 (c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The described services fulfills a recurring need for supplies and services for use at the North Texas Veteran Health Care System and only St. Jude Medical Inc. can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond to this requirement. St. Jude Medical is the sole proprietary manufacturer and does not use distributors or sub-license for any portion of this service. The agreement term will be for 24 months from the date of award. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to [email protected] no later than Friday, 14th, 2014, 12pm CDT. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. The following items are required: PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION EN0010 NAVX-ENSITE-PATCHES 100003331 NAVX-VELOCITY-PATCHES D402864 RELEXION HD DIAGNOSSTIC 402804 REFLEX SPRIAL 406840 8FR. SL1 406849 8.5 FR. SL1 406850 8.5FR. SL2 406851 8.5FR. SL3 406852 8.5FR. SL4 408310 AGILIS NXT 8.5 FR 406820 SRO 8FR. 406853 SRO 8.5FR 406821 SR1 406822 SR2 406823 SR3 406824 SR4 401860 CRD-2 HISSER 406898 8FR. RAMP 406943 8FR. RAMP-1 IBI-81524 INQUIRY CS CATHETER 401915 LIVE WIRE CS CATHETER C408507 6FR SHEATH C408508 7FR SHEATH C408509 8FR SHEATH 407200 Transeptal Needle 18ga 71cm 407206 Transeptal Needle 18ga 98cm 408314 Agilis Nxt Sterrable introducer with wire

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