DESCRIPTION: The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center intends to negotiate a commercial (FAR Part 12) sole source contract with Phillips Medical Systems N.A., 22100 Bothell Everett Highway, PO Box 3003, Bothell, WA 98041, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2005-04. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. A justification for other than full and open competition is being prepared in support of this acquisition. This procurement is to obtain Philips model Xcelera Upgrade, product #100745. This product is two mirrored network attached storage systems which will provide an additional 20 TB capacity to the existing system. The installation also includes a Xcelera archive migration tool by a factory trained technician to allow migration of data previously stored on DVD to be transferred to the storage system. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. All proposals received by 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time, March 18, 2011 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on 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. Inquiries will only be accepted in writing by mail, or by email at [email protected].

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