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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, through Network Contracting Office 17, plans to award a Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Cepheid. This contract, structured with three ordering periods, focuses on providing CEPHEID 510K/FDA approved testing supplies specifically for XPRESS COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS and XPRESS COVID PLUS. Cepheid will also furnish educational materials and procedural documentation associated with these kits at no additional cost, ensuring compliance with manufacturer specifications, as well as CLIA, FDA, and CAP requirements. Any backorder situations will be communicated to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) promptly by the vendor. There is no set delivery schedule as the supplies will be ordered as needed by the customer. This procurement is characterized by a sole source justification, as Cepheid is identified as the exclusive provider capable of meeting the stated requirements, pivotal for the North Texas VA Health Care System and the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service in Dallas, Texas. The notice states this is not a solicitation for competitive offers; rather, it outlines an intent to award without further notice unless comparable solutions are identified from received capability statements within a specified period. The legal basis for restricting competition is founded on statutory provisions relevant to circumstances when only one responsible source exists. The primary contact for this contract is Susan Flores, a Contract Specialist at the Veterans Affairs Department.
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Page 1 of 3 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, IDIQ contract with three ordering periods to Cepheid.
This order is for an IDIQ contract for CEPHEID 510K/FDA APPROVED XPRESS COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS and XPRESS COVID PLUS testing supplies. The vendor shall provide testing educational materials and procedures of testing supplies at no additional cost.
2. The vendor shall deliver all testing supplies at no additional Government cost. 3. The vendor shall deliver testing supplies that are according to manufacturer specifications, CLIA, FDA, and CAP requirements. 4. If requested supplies are on backorder, the vendor is to inform COR as to the estimated time of availability. 5. The items on this contract are not on a delivery schedule. The customer will call the vendor with an order request for the items needed.
The North Texas VA Health Care System (NTVHCS) and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) located in Dallas, Texas, requests a Vendor to provide CEPHEID 510K/FDA APPROVED XPRESS COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS and XPRESS COVID PLUS testing supplies. The sole source justification submitted by the requesting activity states that Cepheid is the only vendor able to provide this service.
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 7 days from the publication of this notice, a contract/order will be issued to Cepheid without any further notice.
The proposed contract actions are for services, which the government intends to negotiate with only one source. The anticipated statutory authorities 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 a pricing agreement with Cepheid.
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