65--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE TO NANOSPHERE FOR A REAGENT RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR VERIGENE PCR ANALYZERS, INCLUDING ALL EQUIPMENT, SERVICE, SHIPPING AND CONSUMABLES.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contract Office 20, plans to enter into a sole source Reagent Rental Agreement with Nanosphere for the provision of Targeted Molecular Diagnostic Analyzers (PCR), including all related consumables, equipment, service, shipping, and support for the Verigene Reader and Processor. This agreement will cover the VA Puget Sound and VA Portland Health Care Systems located in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, respectively. The initial contract period is set from December 1, 2014, through November 30, 2015, with the possibility of extending for two additional one-year option periods. The applicable NAICS code for this contract is 325413, and the contract is being executed under a sole source authority in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(2). The notice serves as an announcement of intent rather than a solicitation, and no solicitation package will be issued. Interested and capable parties are invited to submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations, which will be considered at the government's discretion. Responses must demonstrate the ability to provide maintenance, repair, and replacement specifically for the HUSH privacy curtains and should be submitted via email to the designated VA contact by 4:30 pm on November 28, 2014. This procurement ensures continued support for essential diagnostic equipment critical to veteran healthcare within these facilities.