66--BD Phoenix Reagents

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 18 Network Contracting Activity intends to award on a sole source basis a contract to Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152 on the behalf of Phoenix VA Health Care System. Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems shall provide test panels, reagents and consumables to be used with Medical Center's owned microbiology instrument. The North American Industry Classification System code is 325413 with a size standard of 100 employees. Recent market research efforts resulted in the determination that only one source is capable of meeting the needs of the medical center. In addition, continued use of the Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems test panels, reagents and consumables ensure the integrity of the warranty provided by Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems. This sole source acquisition meets the condition of FAR 6.302-1 and is not a request for competitive quotes, however, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement no later than July 25, 2011 to Point of Contact Kristin Tanner, Contract Specialist, VHA/VISN 18 Network Contracting Activity, 500 US Highway 89 North, Prescott, AZ 86313 or contact@example.gov with reference to VA-258-11-RQ-0549. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement and will be at the sole discretion of the Government.