INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System intends to negotiate a sole source Consignment Contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) for Cardiac Valves, Rings and Bands with Abbott Laboratories of 3200 Lakeside Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054. The Justification and Approval for this action will be included as a part of the award notice. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used, and the resulting contract will be a firm fixed price contract. The NAICS Code is 339112 and the Size Standard is 1000 employees. This special notice serves as notice of intent to award a sole source a contract and is not a request for competitive proposals and is not a solicitation or a request for offers. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that a prospective offeror can fulfill the requirements of the solicitation and that competition would be advantageous to the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties should submit a capability statement to the Contract Specialist within 3 calendar days of the date of this notice. Contractors must be actively registered in SAM (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/). End of Document

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