SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Cepheid Reagents
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2018
- Notice Type
- Synopsis
- NAICS
- 325413
— In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office 9;1639 Medical Center Parkway;Suite 400;Murfreesboro TN 37129
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24918Q9667
- Response Due
- 9/10/2018
- Archive Date
- 10/10/2018
- Point of Contact
- 615-225-6664
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Sole Source Reagents at Lexington VA Medical Center, KY This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. The Department of Veterans Affair s NCO-9, intends to issue a sole source firm-fixed priced delivery order against Cepheid s GSA FSS contract no. GS-07F-0597T, unless an interested party can show their reagents and collection supplies are compatible with Cepheid s GeneXpert system. A sole source procurement will be issued to Cepheid, Inc. because the reagents and collection devices are used on the Cepheid GeneXpert system which is used to identify such diseases like Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), C difficile, influenza A, B and H1N12009, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea and Mycobacterium tuberculosis/RIF resistance gene. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with (IAW) VHAPM Part 808.405-6, Limiting Sources and FAR 8.405-6(a). The NAICS code is 325413 and has a size standard of 1250 employees. SCOPE OF WORK: Lexington VA Medical Center owns a Cepheid GeneXpert System and only seeks to procure the required reagents and collection supplies necessary to meet its annual needs. No options were considered. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit pertinent documentation supporting capability by Monday, September 10, 2018 at 1pm CST to: sascha.hertslet@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (04-SEP-2018); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/NaVAMC/VAMCCO80220/36C24918Q9667/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Zip Code: 40502
- Record
- SN05070876-F 20180906/180905101021 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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