DOCUMENT
65 -- Fee Base Testing Contract - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2014
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VISN17 Network Contracting Activity;7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (10N17/90C);San Antonio TX 78229
- ZIP Code
- 78229
- Solicitation Number
- VA25714Q1812
- Archive Date
- 11/18/2014
- Point of Contact
- Norieko Whitehead
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 17 Network Contracting Activity, intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract with Quest Diagnostics, 1201 S Collegeville Rd, Collegeville PA for Laboratory Testing. Location is the South Texas Veterans Health Care System 7400 Merton Minter, San Antonio Texas 78229. NAICS 621511 applies. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253 (c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.405-6 (only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized; and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The described lab tests services must match the processes currently in use at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and only Quest Diagnostics services can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond to the requirement. Quest Diagnostics is the sole proprietary manufacturer and does not use distributors or sub-license any portion of the product. Period of Performance shall be from 1 October 2014 - 30 September 2015. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to the Contracting Specialist, Norieko.whitehead@va.gov no later than September 26 2014, 3pm CDT. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VASTHCS/VASTHCS/VA25714Q1812/listing.html)
- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA257-14-Q-1812 VA257-14-Q-1812.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1644264&FileName=VA257-14-Q-1812-000.docx)
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- File Name: VA257-14-Q-1812 VA257-14-Q-1812.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1644264&FileName=VA257-14-Q-1812-000.docx)
- Record
- SN03520109-W 20140921/140919235338-beead2fee5dd66d804d302ed8b1a040a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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