65--bioMerieux Reagents & Supplies - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement

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 standing-order contract (Period of Performance: 12 Months) to bioMerieux for procurement of the following reagents and consumable supplies: Item# Description Product # Quantity 0001 GN ID Card 21341 100 0002 GP ID Card 21342 50 0003 YST ID Card 21343 20 0004 ETEST Ceftriaxone, TX 30 US 30 412302 6 0005 ETEST Ceftazidime/Avibactam, 30 Strips 419046 4 0006 ETEST Ceftolozane/Tazobactam, US 256 414445 4 0007 ETEST Ceftriaxone, TX 256 US S30 412300 6 0008 ETEST Doripenem, DOR 32 US S30 412325 3 0009 DENSICHEK Plus Standards 21255 5 0010 ETEST Tigecycline, TGC 256 US B100 533548 2 0011 API 20 C AUX, 25 + 25 20210 4 0012 ETEST Vancomycin, VA 256 US S30 412486 8 0013 ETEST Ertapenem, ETP 32 US B30 531640 10 0014 ETEST Benzylpenicillin, PGL 32 US S30 412264 10 0015 ETEST Daptomycin, DPC 256 US S30 412323 5 0016 AST-GP67, 20 Cards 22226 250 0017 AST-GN67, 20 Cards 413399 350 0018 ETEST Benzylpenicillin, PGL 32 US F100 502658 1 0019 ETEST Ceftaroline, CPT 32 US B30 537540 4 0020 ETEST Imipenem, IP 32 US S30 412373 10 0021 ETEST Meropenem, MP 32 US B30 513840 10 0022 ETEST Levofloxacin, LE 32 US S30 412392 3 0023 ETEST Moxifloxacin, MX 32 US S30 412410 3 0024 ETEST Linezolid, LZ 256 US S30 412394 3 0025 ETEST Daptomycin, DPC 256 US F100 535058 1 0026 ETEST Meropenem, MP 32 US B100 513848 1 Options: Four [All Line Items], (Period of Performance: 12 Months, Each) [TBD] 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 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 5 days from the publication of this notice, a contract will be issued to bioMerieux without any further notice. The requesting activity provided a sole source justification request stating that the government purchased and owns bioMerieux VITEK 2 analyzers and requires the requested regents and supplies to be compatible in all respects (form, fit and function) with the brand-named bioMerieux analyzers. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the government intends to negotiate with only one source. 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. The proposed sole source procurement will be made by an open market pricing agreement with bioMerieux. Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. Do NOT respond in the Interested Vendors List . The POC does not have any visibility to the Interested Vendors List tab within the notice. Interested firms must respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration.