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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 19, 2007 FBO #2061
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- GENEXPERT SYSTEM

Notice Date

7/17/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

423490 — Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Acquisition Management Section (90C);John D. Dingell VA Medical Center;4646 John R. Street;Detroit MI 48201
 

ZIP Code

48201
 

Solicitation Number

VA-251-07-RQ-0115
 

Response Due

7/31/2007
 

Archive Date

9/29/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The John D Dingell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1500 Weiss Street, Saginaw, Michigan intends to negotiate a sole source procurement with Cepheid, 904 Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. The proposed contract action is for the purchase of a Genexpert system, 4 site desktop computer and GeneXper MRSA Assay. This Genexpert System allows automated sample extraction and real-time PCR analysis. It must have multiplex capability and be able to run different tests at the same time. The system should be internally controlled to obviate need of operator to set up new controls for each test or specimen. It has simplicity and ease of use for 24/7 deployability and sustainability. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii). All FAR provisions and clauses may be reviewed and/or obtained from the General Service Internet address http://www.arnet.gov/far. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notice, is solely the discretion of the government. Firms that believe they can meet the VA's requirements must submit proof to the Contracting Officer, Diane Foster, 4646 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48201 no later than August 7, 2007 at 2:00p.m. local time. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government.
 

Place of Performance

Address: John D Dingell VA Medical Center;4646 John R Street;Detroit, MI

Zip Code: 48201

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01344107-W 20070719/070717220603 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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