SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- 65--Notice of Intent - Sole Source Award Add Cepheid items to contract
- Notice Date
- 11/15/2019 2:07:25 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 325413
— In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257) ARLINGTON TX 76006 USA
- ZIP Code
- 76006
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25720Q0101
- Archive Date
- 12/01/2019
- Point of Contact
- Richard StrongNCO 17
- E-Mail Address
-
richard.strong2@va.gov
(richard.strong2@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- 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 add these line items to contract/order 36C25719C0095 to Cepheid for procurement of the following items as a long-term standing order:11: XPERT CT/NG STARTPAK, Item No.: GXCT/NG-SPAK, Unit: EA, Quantity: 1 12: GXTV START PACK Item No.: GXTV-SPAK1, Unit: EA, Quantity: 1 13: KIT, EXPERT TV_US,10 TEST, Item No.: GXTV-10, Unit: EA, Quantity: 15 14: XPERT CT/NG, IVD, Item No.: GXCT/NG-10, Unit: EA, Quantity: 20 Options: (Line Items 1011 - 1014, 2013 2014, 3013 3014 and 4013 - 4014). Delivery Address: Central Texas VA Health Care System, Warehouse Building 44, 1901 S. 1st St., Temple, TX 76504-7451.Anticipated Option Year 1, Period of Performance: 15 January 2020 through 14 January 2021.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 own and operate a Cepheid GeneXpert 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.
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- Record
- SN05494687-F 20191117/191118090734 (samdaily.us)
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