SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Action - Modification to 36C25720P1469
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2021 10:07:45 AM
- 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
- 36C25721Q0586
- Archive Date
- 04/07/2021
- Point of Contact
- Vance Farrell, Contract Specialist, Phone: 210-694-6379
- E-Mail Address
-
vance.farrell@va.gov
(vance.farrell@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 modify purchase order 36C25720P1469 with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) with the addition of the following reagent: Item Description Item Number Quantity BD SARS-CoV-2/Flu Reagents 445011 400 The requested items will be used for a combination test that will test for both SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A and B viruses. The reagents have been authorized for emergency use by the FDA under an EUC for use by authorized laboratories. The sole source justification approved for 36C25720P1469 states that the Central Texas Health Care System, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, owns and operates a BD Max analyzer. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A contract will not be awarded based on an offer 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 from this notice 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 seven (7) days from the publication of this notice, a modification to order 36C25720P1469 to include the referenced reagents will be submitted to BD without any further notice. The proposed contract action is for supplies, which the government intends to negotiate with only one source. The anticipated statutory authorities 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(a) Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed sole source procurement will be made by a pricing agreement with Becton, Dickinson and Company.
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- Record
- SN05950577-F 20210325/210323230116 (samdaily.us)
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