6550--GenMark HCV Genotype 1-6 Test Kits

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole source contract to GenMark Diagnostics located at 5964 La Place Court, Carlsbad, CA 92008 in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, and in conjunction with FAR 13.106-1(b). The contract will be for the purchase of eSensor HCVg Direct Test Kits for use on the GenMark XT-8 Platform, currently installed at the facility. These test kits will be used to perform patient testing to identify HCV genotypes 1 thru 6 in the treatment of positive HCV patients. The current test volumes are estimated at 360 test per year. The period of performance for the anticipated award is for one base year with four option years effective February 13, 2021. A Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code for these services is 325413, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. This Notice of Intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive quotes. However, any and all capable and interested parties are encouraged to submit a response to this notice prior to the suspense date. The response must include clear, concise, and complete documentation demonstrating their capability to satisfy the requirement listed above and proof of designation as an authorized distributor/reseller of the eSensor HCVg Direct Test Kits. Any prospective and interested contractor must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov. A determination not to compete this requirement 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. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by parties in responding to this notice and documents received will not be returned. Responses to this notice must be submitted no later than November 23, 2021, at 11:00 AM ET to Lasonja Harvey via email at contact@example.gov for consideration. The email subject line must contain 36C24722Q0129 and the body of the email must include the business name, address, point of contact name and phone number, DUNS, CAGE, business size, and FSS/GSA contract number (if applicable).