SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement - Optilite Cost-Per-Test
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2023 8:46:36 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 257-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 17 (36C257) ARLINGTON TX 76006 USA
- ZIP Code
- 76006
- Solicitation Number
- 36C25723Q1345
- Response Due
- 9/1/2023 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/17/2023
- Point of Contact
- Vance Farrell, Contract Specialist, Phone: 2106946379
- 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 award a firm-fixed priced contract to The Binding Site for procurement of a Cost-Per-Test (CPT) program consisting of the following items and services: 0001: Equipment Rental and Maintenance Services, Optilite® (Costs of Services may be Included in the Reagents in the CPT Program), Unit of Issue: MO, Qty.: 12 0002: The following items are requested in the CPT program, estimated annual quantities: Freelite Kappa, Item No.: LK016.OPT.A, Unit: KT, Quantity.: 36 - Freelite Lambda, Item No.: LK018.OPT.A, Unit: KT, Quantity: 36 - Beta-2-Microglobulin, Item No.: LK043.OPT.A, Unit: KT, Quantity: 13 - Optilite Caeruloplasmin Kit, Item No.: NK045.OPT.A, Unit: KT, Quantity: 21 - Optilite Rheumatoid Factor Kit, Item No.: LK151.OPT.A, Unit: KT, Quantity: 24 - Optilite Diluent 1, Item No.: IK709, Unit: EA, Quantity: 7 - Optilite Diluent 2, Item No.: IK710, Unit: EA, Quantity: 4 - Optilite Cuvettes, Item No.: IK702, Unit: BX, Quantity.: 2 - Wash Solution, Item No.: IK703, Unit: BX, Quantity.: 5 - Wash Solution, Item No.: IK704, Unit: BX, Quantity.: 7 - Tubing Maintenance Solution, Item No.: IK705, Quantity: 5 - Optilite C3 Kit, Item No.: NK023.OPT.A, Unit: KT, Quantity: 21 - Optilite C4 Kit, Item No.: NK025.OPT.A, Unit: KT, Quantity: 21 - Options: (Line Items 0001 0002), Delivery/Period of Performance: YR, Quantity: Four (4) - Delivery Address: Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, 1901 Veteran Memorial Dr., Temple, TX 76504-7451 Anticipated Base Period of Performance: 15 October 2023 through 14 October 2024. The proposed sole source procurement will be made by an open market pricing agreement with The Binding Site. The requesting activity has submitted a sole source justification request stating that the Optilite analyzer is the only instrument that can perform free kappa tests. 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 7 days from the publication of this notice, a contract or order will be issued to The Binding Site 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
- SN06807257-F 20230827/230825230100 (samdaily.us)
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