6140-PB980 Ventilator Batteries

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. A DETERMINATION NOT TO COMPETE THE PROPOSED PROCUREMENT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 02, 561 East Orange, NJ Medical Center, intends to award a firm-fixed-price single source contract to Covidien Sales LLC (DBA: Medtronic) to provide PB980 Ventilator Batteries to add to its existing equipment. This action is conducted under the authority of RFO Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 335910 Battery Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. Market research indicates that Covidien Sales LLC (DBA: Medtronic) is