DOCUMENT
66 -- C DIFF TEST KITS - Justification and Approval (J&A)
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2013
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 325413
— In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Louis A Johnson, VAMC;Contracting Office (90C);1 Med Center DR;Clarksburg WV 26301-4199
- ZIP Code
- 26301-4199
- Solicitation Number
- VA24413I1275
- Response Due
- 7/30/2013
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2013
- Point of Contact
- Alison Klein
- E-Mail Address
-
.klein@va.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- VA244-14-P-3713
- Award Date
- 10/1/2013
- Description
- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Justification and Approval For Other Than Full and Open Competition 1.Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 04, Louis A. Johnson VA Healthcare System Transaction Number: 540-14-1-033-0007 2.Nature and/or Description of the Action Being Processed: Procurement of test kits for automated Clostridium difficile (C-diff) testing. 3.Description of Supplies/Services Required to Meet the Agency's Needs: The microbiology section of the laboratory requires test kits for MRSA testing to be used in conjunction with the automated Cepheid Gen-Xpert equipment. 4.Statutory Authority Permitting Other than Full and Open Competition: (X) (1) Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements per FAR 6.302-1; ( ) (2) Unusual and Compelling Urgency per FAR 6.302-2; ( ) (3) Industrial Mobilization, Engineering, Developmental or Research Capability or Expert Services per FAR 6.302-3; ( ) (4) International Agreement per FAR 6.302-4 ( ) (5) Authorized or Required by Statute FAR 6.302-5; ( ) (6) National Security per FAR 6.302-6; ( ) (7) Public Interest per FAR 6.302-7; 5.Demonstration that the Contractor's Unique Qualifications or Nature of the Acquisition Requires the Use of the Authority Cited Above (applicability of authority): The Clarksburg VA currently owns and operates automated equipment for Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in the microbiology section of the medical center laboratory. The equipment vendor is Cepheid. Cepheid manufactures test kits to integrate with their particular equipment. No other vendor can provide test kits which will fit Cepheid equipment. Additionally, no other vendor distributes Cepheid products. 6.Description of Efforts Made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as deemed practicable: The vendor confirms that they are the only suppliers of products used in conjunction with their particular equipment. 7.Determination by the Contracting Officer that the Anticipated Cost to the Government will be Fair and Reasonable: The VA is paying the open market price which is being paid by other non-governmental medical facilities. 8.Description of the Market Research Conducted and the Results, or a Statement of the Reasons Market Research Was Not Conducted: An extensive internet search was conducted. Other vendors were found who manufacture and sell PCR equipment and test kits, including Gen-Probe and Becton Dickinson. The test kits manufactured by these other vendors do not integrate with the Cepheid equipment currently in use. 9.Any Other Facts Supporting the Use of Other than Full and Open Competition: None 10.Listing of Sources that Expressed, in Writing, an Interest in the Acquisition: None 11.A Statement of the Actions, if any, the Agency May Take to Remove or Overcome any Barriers to Competition before Making subsequent acquisitions for the supplies or services required: As long as Cepheid equipment is used within the medical center for PCR testing and no other vendor distributes Cepheid products, supplies for C-diff testing will continue to be procured through Cepheid without competition.
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- Justification and Approval (J&A)
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- SN03116498-W 20130717/130715234811-f198ec033d2bbe98731bfd2ea10566c1 (fbodaily.com)
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