DOCUMENT
Q -- Notice of Intent to make sole source award to ABBOTT LABORATORIES to provide service and support for an automated automated processing system for the chemistry department. - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 7/26/2013
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Contracting Officer (90C);Department of Veterans Affairs;Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center;109 Bee Street;Charleston SC 29403-5799
- ZIP Code
- 29403-5799
- Solicitation Number
- VA24713Q1133
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2013
- Point of Contact
- Janica Francis-Hunter
- E-Mail Address
-
ment
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7, intends to award a five (5) year sole-source contract with ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 200 Abbott Park Rd, Dept 720q, Bldg Amj23-3, Abbott Park, IL 60064 on or around October 1, 2013 to provide service and support for an automated processing system for the chemistry department. The system integrate an automated workflow from specimen receipt to specimen result entry for the current chemistry instrumentation. The contract is established for the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (113) at the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC for selected chemistry clinical lab procedures, provided by a selected entity in accordance with Title 38 US Code (U.S.C.) 8153. The vendor is Abbott Diagnostics Division, Abbott Park, IL 60064. Abbott Diagnostics Division has provided the tests in the past at a reasonable cost. Equipment currently exists in our facility and computer interfaces are functioning. The lab procedures performed on this equipment have benefitted the Veterans at the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC with quality diagnostic care. This contract provides diagnostic procedures not available by other vendors as chemistry procedures, and has proved successful in accommodating our Veteran's clinical needs. The Contractor possesses unique qualifications that require the use of the authority below. Vendor provides diagnostic procedures not available by other vendors as chemistry procedures, and has proved successful in accommodating our Veteran's clinical needs. Vendor provides for the service and maintenance as required by the manufacturer on three chemistry instruments and three immunoassay instruments. Vendor provides all training and set-up of instruments to include preventative maintenance, as required. Vendor provides 24/7 emergency response to technical software and hardware providing no compromise to operations. NAICS Code: 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (Size standards of employees 500) This proposed procurement is for services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i), Only One Responsible Source and no Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than August 2, 2013, 4 p.m. EDT. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of Contact: Janica Francis-Hunter, Contract Specialist (Fax: 843-789-6575; e-mail: Janica.Francis@va.gov)
- Web Link
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- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA247-13-Q-1133 VA247-13-Q-1133.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=898346&FileName=VA247-13-Q-1133-000.docx)
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- Record
- SN03129122-W 20130728/130726235308-3bea2e2e7a6216de83e5a7d524bb5d37 (fbodaily.com)
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