SPECIAL NOTICE
Q -- Novartis - Sole Source Notice
- Notice Date
- 12/2/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, JBSA Lackland - 802d Contracting Squadron, 1655 Selfridge Avenue, JBSA Lackland, Texas, 78236-5253, United States
- ZIP Code
- 78236-5253
- Solicitation Number
- 120213
- Archive Date
- 12/28/2013
- Point of Contact
- Robert Gochenour, Phone: 2106711771, Stephen S. Kelly, Phone: 2106719916
- E-Mail Address
-
robert.gochenour@us.af.mil, stpehen.kelly.1@us.af.mil
(robert.gochenour@us.af.mil, stpehen.kelly.1@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE SYNOPSIS The 802d Contracting Squadron, intends to award a follow-on Sole Source Firm Fixed-Price Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) (in accordance with FAR 8.405-3) to Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., for the use of the Procelix TM System, along with maintenance and service. The Procelix System will remain property of the Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, and will be utilized at Wilford Hall Ambulatory and Surgical Center (WHASC), Lackland AFB, TX, to perform Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT), with capability for Hepatitis C (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and West Nile Virus (WNV), for the blood donor center at (WHASC). System must be fully automated, integrated NAT platform, for blood screening, enabling the WHASC Laboratory to process up to 500 samples per shift for Ultrio and WNV and maintain a turnaround time of 10 hours or less from time of receipt, given extensive laboratory volume. System must also possess the added capability of screening (compounded result) to discriminatory test (individual result using discriminatory probe assays), all on the same platform. Platform must fit in 12 X 15 Foot space, and utilize existing power available in existing laboratory space. The Period of Performance (POP) for this requirement is 01 February 2014 through 31 January 2019. It is anticipated that this requirement will be awarded to this Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., as Novartis is the manufacturer for the Procelix TM System, which is the only blood screening system currently installed and in use at Lackland WHASC. Dually, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc. is the only source available for maintenance and repair, due to the proprietary nature of this equipment. The anticipated date of award date is 01 February 2014. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which contract payment can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The NAICS code of this procurement is 541711 and the size standard is 500 employees. This notice is neither a request for quotes nor a solicitation of offers; however, all proposals received within ten (10) calendar days after date of publication of this synopsis, will be reviewed and considered by the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether conducting a competitive procurement is possible for the Government. Responses must provide clear and concise documentation indicating a vendor's bona fide capability to provide this equipment/service. All information submitted should fully support the vendor's definite capability to provide the equipment/service required, and shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. Verbal responses are not acceptable and cannot be considered. Any interested party requiring additional information may inquire with the below point of contacts (POC's). SSgt Robert Gochenour, Contract Specialist, @ (210) 671-2851 or STEPHEN S. KELLY, Contracting Officer, @ (210) 671-9916, both of the 802d Contracting Squadron/LGCC-B, 1655 Selfridge Ave., JBSA-Lackland, TX 78236.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN03243653-W 20131204/131202234206-bb11b5e85bfbae7ecf01a1410f3739c7 (fbodaily.com)
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