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The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250... The Defense Health Agency (DHA) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000 to Pentax Medical (Provation Medical), 533 South 3rd Street, Suite 300 Minneapolis, MN 55415 for software upgrade services for the endoPRO iQ system. This endoPRO iQ is owned and installed at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, FL and requires a software upgrade service to support the workflow requirements of the Endoscopy Suite. Vendor shall be an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized maintenance contractor for the proposed equipment/systems such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions. Provation Medical, owned by Pentax, is the only vendor authorized to service the endoPRO system. The OEM (Provation Medical) does not authorize any third-party vendors to conduct maintenance, warranty or service work on any of their products. Service by a third-party vendor will void the OEM warranty. Furthermore, Provation Medical is the only vendor that services the proprietary software and Provation Medical will not provide software support to third party vendors. Provation Medical’s technicians are equipped with proprietary hardware and software solutions to service the endoPro iQ system. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement; however, if a vendor challenges the basis for this requirement, please submit a capability statement that includes sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to submit a product meeting the minimum requirements specified above. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. 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 or to proceed with a sole source procurement. Capability statements are due by 8:00 A.M. EST, 10 July 2023. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Tyler Hirsch, tyler.j.hirsch2.civ@health.mil. No phone calls will be accepted.