The Naval Medical Logistics Command intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13), with Metro Medical Equipment & Supply, Inc, 7550 N Broadway, Saint Louis, MO, 63147 as the only responsible source that can provide an Optical Coherence Tomographer (OCT). The system shall be capable of three-dimensional, digital imaging and measurement of the anterior and posterior segments of the eye, including the retinal nerve fiber layer, retina, sub-retinal space and intra-ocular pathology. Carl Zeiss is the only company that manufactures the Cirrus HD-OCT 4.0 system, and Metro Medical Supply Services is the only company that distributes Carl Zeiss’s products to the government. Regulatory Requirements: The system and all of the components, shall be compliant with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements to market and deliver medical products for use in the United States of America, even should delivery be requested outside of the United States. The claims made for the product shall comply with the regulations of the FDA with respect to products for marketing and delivery of a medical product for use in the United States of America, even should delivery be requested outside of the United States. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures FAR 13 There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 423450. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete 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. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Arjun Bhalla at [email protected]. Statements are due by COB SEPTEMBER 9, 2010. No phone calls accepted.

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