6550--NEW - CTX MOLECULAR TESTING

Special 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 contract to Roche Diagnostics Corporation for service and maintenance of the following Items: The Department of Veterans Affairs Central Texas VA Healthcare System in Waco, Texas, intends to award a firm-fixed price service contract, to furnish and install all materials, parts, equipment, and tools for the Roche Cobas® 6800 system at the Doris Miller VA Medical Center, 4800 Memorial Drive, Waco, TX 76711. Also included shall be: Maintenance and Support for Molecular and Viral Load Testing Basic and Advanced operator training. TASKS, DELIVERABLES/SUPPLIES Contractor shall provide the following deliverables annually during the contract: ITEM NUMBER DESCRIPTION QUANTITY Cobas 6800 system reagent rental 1 Classic service agreement 1 Basic or Advanced operator training slot 1 9343733190 Cobas SARS-CoV-2 Test kit (480 Tests) 41 7460066190 Cobas CT/NG test kit (480 Tests) IVD 52 7460155190 Cobas HPV Test kit (480 Test) IVD 22 6998798190 Cobas HCV Test kit (96 Tests) IVD 38 6998836190 Cobas HIV Test kit (96 Tests) IVD 17 7000979190 Cobas HBV Test kit (96 Tests) IVD 7 7460082190 Cobas CT/NG RMC IVD 16 9175440190 Cobas SARS-CoV-2 RMC IVD 13 7002238190 Cobas Buffer Negative RMC IVD 59 7460171190 Cobas HPV RMC IVD 30 7002220190 Cobas NHP Neg RMC IVD 4 6998887190 Cobas HBV/HCV/HIV-1 Control US-IVD 8 7958021190 PCR Meida Dual Swab 100 PKT IVD 80 7958030190 Cobas PCR Media Uni Swap 100 PKT IVD 80 5170486190 Cobas PCR Urine 100 PKT IVD 80 6997503190 Wash IVD 246 6997511190 Spec Dil Reagent IVD 62 5534971001 Omni Amplification Plate 32 5534907001 Omni Processing late 63 5534925001 Omni Pipette tips 126 6997546190 MGP IVD 128 6997538190 Lys Reagent IVD 62 8030073001 Solid Waste Bags 4 Period of Performance for one year: Plus (4) one-year options. The proposed sole source procurement will be made by an open market pricing agreement with Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC). Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC) hereby confirms that the Roche Tissue Diagnostics (RTD) products are proprietary to Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC) and only available for purchase in the United States directly from RDC. In addition, RDC is the only company able to provide service for these instruments. 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 10 days from the publication of this notice, a contract will be issued to RDC. The anticipated statutory authority 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. Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. Do NOT respond in the Interested Vendors List . 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.