SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- MSRA
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2007
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Dayton VA Medical Center;4100 W. Third St.;Dayton OH 45428
- ZIP Code
- 45428
- Solicitation Number
- VA-SNOTE-070910-003
- Archive Date
- 10/10/2007
- Description
- The Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center located in Dayton, Ohio intends to negotiate sole source procurement with Cepheid. This proposed contract action is for the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Assay for Detection of MSRA Nasal Colonization. The Government intends to accomplish using commercial item procedures in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, of other than full and open competition. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. The VA believes that Cepheid is the only company that can provide this GeneXpert equipment. The VA believes that the unique characteristics of this equipment are that they are the only U.S. manufacturer of the GeneXpert. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within 7 days (which equates to September 17, 2007) from the date of publication of this announcement. Supporting evidence must be in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information may be sent to the Contracting Officer by emailing samuel.tahmoush@med.va.gov on or before the date indicated herein. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government to compete the proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the VA Medical Center will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Cepheid for said equipment updates. All responses must be received with this solicitation number in the subject line.
- Record
- SN01400754-W 20070912/070910220518 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |