SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Scott & White Laboratory
- Notice Date
- 3/12/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VISN17 Network Contracting Activity;7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C);San Antonio TX 78229
- ZIP Code
- 78229
- Solicitation Number
- VA25714Q0489
- Archive Date
- 3/27/2014
- Point of Contact
- Victor Hinojosa
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 17 Network Contracting Activity, intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Scott & White Reference Lab Inc., 2401 S. 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508 for a one year contract plus four option years. Location is the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX 76504. NAICS 621511 applies. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253 (c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). Any firm that believes it can provide the stated requirement can provide supporting documents demonstrating their capabilities. The described service must comply with the manufacturers' specifications currently in use at the Temple VA Medical Center and only Scott & White Reference Lab Inc. can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond to the requirement. Scott & White Reference Lab Inc. is the sole proprietary manufacturer of their test kits and does not use distributors or sub-license any portion of this service. Period of Performance shall be from April 01, 2014 - September 30, 2014, plus four option years. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to the Contracting Specialist, Victor.Hinojosa@va.gov no later than March 19, 2014, 12pm CST. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.
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