65--***Emergency*** Cepheid Reagent Intent to Award as a Sole Source

TITLE: 65-- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE SOL: VA24217F0727 DUE: 10/19/2017 SET ASIDE: N/A NAICS: 325413 POP STATE: 10/19/2016-02/10/2017 AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs VA East Orange New Jersey Healthcare System; 385 Tremont Avenue East Orange, New Jersey 07018-1023 POC: Aleta Jennette contact@example.gov # DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO Cepheid for an Emergency contract to purchase reagent kits for GeneXpert Infinity-48 PCR Testing system for 6 months. Market research was conducted and determined that Cepheid is the only vendor capable of providing a majority of reagent kits under VANAC Contract#V797P-5967X necessary that meet the requirements. GXMRSA-120 Genexpert MRSA Test Kit IVD GXCDifficile-120 Kit C.Difficile, GX 120 Test IVD GXFLU/RSV-10 Kit, Xpert Flu/RSV, IVD GXCT/NG-10 Kit, Xpert Flu/RSV, IVD This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide supplies/services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to January 30, 2017. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be emailed to contact@example.gov and received by 10:00AM EST on January 31, 2017. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.