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65--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments & Cuvettes

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, plans to award a firm-fixed price sole source contract to Government Scientific Source, Inc. for the procurement of Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments and associated cuvettes. The contract includes the purchase of nine Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments, 86 boxes of low range activated clotting time cuvettes, and 29 boxes of high range activated clotting time cuvettes. This procurement will be executed through a special open market pricing agreement involving the trade-in of Hemochron Plus Instruments for the upgraded Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments. Government Scientific Source, Inc. is identified as the sole distributor authorized by the manufacturer, International Technidyne Corporation (soon to be Accriva), for government sales and support, which justifies the sole source acquisition under the applicable statutory authority for limited competition. The notice clarifies that this is not a solicitation for quotes or proposals and that any responses received will only be used to assess the availability of alternative sources. If no written objections are submitted within five days of the notice's publication date, a contract will be awarded directly to Government Scientific Source, Inc. The procurement falls under NAICS code 339113, and all activities are managed through the Network Contracting Office 17 located in San Antonio, Texas. Interested parties must respond directly via the provided email contact, as the point of contact does not have registration visibility on the federal procurement platform's interested vendors list.

General Info

Sole source contract awarded to Government Scientific Source for Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments and cuvettes.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

NAICS

339113 - Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

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PostedMay 1

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

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OfficeSan Antonio, TX, 78240, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 257-NETWORK Contract Office 17 (36C257)

Office AddressSan Antonio, TX, 78240, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 17, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Government Scientific Source, Inc. for procurement of the following items: 001: Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments, Item Number: ELITE, 9 Each 002: Cuvettes, Activated Clotting Time Low Range, Item Number: ACT-LR, 86 Boxes 003: Cuvettes, Activated Clotting Time High Range, Item Number: ACT+, 29 Boxes The sole source procurement is being made by a special open market pricing agreement with Government Scientific Source, Inc. that includes the trade-in of Hemochron Plus Instruments for the upgrade/purchase of Hemochron Signature Elite Instruments. The manufacturer, International Technidyne Corporation (soon to be named Accriva), has stated that Government Scientific Source, Inc. is the sole distributor for their government sales and services. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice; however, any offers received may 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 Government Scientific Source, Inc. without further notice. The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. 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.