SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Cepheid Reagents - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement
- Notice Date
- 4/23/2019
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 325413
— In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 17;7201 W. Interstate 40, Ste. 100;Amarillo, TX 79106
- ZIP Code
- 79106
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25719Q0638
- Archive Date
- 5/9/2019
- Point of Contact
- Network Contracting Office 17
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract/order to Cepheid for procurement of the following items as a long-term standing order: 0001: Xpert Carba-R, Item No.: GXCARBAR-10, Unit: EA, Quantity: 33 0002: Xpert MRSA Test Kit, Item No.: GXMRSA-120, Unit: EA, Quantity: 4 0003: Xpert MTB/RIF, Item No.: GXMTB/RIF-US-10, Unit: EA, Quantity: 18 0004: Xpert Xpress Flu, Item No.: XPRSFLU-10, Unit: EA, Quantity: 200 0005: Xpert CT/NG, Item No.: GXCT/NG-120, Unit: EA Quantity: 4 0006: Xpert Vaginal Specimen Kit, Item No.: SWAB/A-50, Unit: EA, Quantity.: 8 0007: Xpert Urine Specimen Kit, Item No.: URINE/A-50, Unit: EA Quantity.: 60 0008: Xpert Sample Specimen Kit, Item No.: SWAB/B-100, Unit: EA, Quantity.: 30 0009: Xpert Carba-R Control, Item No.: CARBAR-BU1, Unit: EA, Quantity: 4 0010: Xpert Xpress Flu Control, Item No.: XPRSFLU-BU1, Unit: EA, Quantity.: 24 0011: Xpert MTB/RIF Control, Item No.: MTB/RIF-BU2, Unit: EA, Quantity: 4 0012: Xpert CT/NG Control, Item No.: CT/NG-BU1, Unit: EA, Quantity: 16 Options: (Line Items 0001 0012), Quantity: Two (2) Delivery Address: VA North Texas Health Care System, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX 75216-7167 Anticipated Base Period of Performance: 1 June 2019 through 31 May 2020. The proposed sole source procurement will be made by an open market pricing agreement with Cepheid. The requesting activity has submitted a sole source justification request that states they operate a Cepheid GeneXpert Infinity analyzer. The requested reagent items were manufactured to be compatible with the fit, form and function of Cepheid GeneXpert analyzers. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 5 days from the publication of this notice, an order will be issued to Cepheid without any further notice. The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. The POC does not have any visibility to the Interested Vendors List tab within the notice. DO NOT respond in the Interested Vendors List tab; interested firms must respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (23-APR-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Record
- SN05290100-F 20190425/190423230024 (fbodaily.com)
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