66--Reagent - AST-ST02 TEST KIT (Biomerieux)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 7, WJB Dorn Medical Center, Columbia, SC hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole-source, firm fixed contract to bioMérieux, Inc, 100 Rodolphe Street, Durham, NC 27712. The anticipated procurement is for a base year and four one-year option periods. Funding for the base year will be less than $100,000. The contract will be awarded under FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) and FAR 13.501(a). A Justification and Approval for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared. The period of performance shall be 12 months starting on January 16, 2018. The contract will: Purchase test panels, reagents and commodities for the bioMérieux Vitek 2XL, Bacter/Alert 3D, and Vitek MS instruments The reagents and commodities are; # Description/Part Number* Qty 1 AST-YS05 TEST KIT/41195 12 2 AST-ST02 TEST KIT/420915 12 3 AST-GP75 TEST KIT/415670 120 4 AST-ST02 TEST KIT/412401 120 5 FLEX MASS-DISPOSAL TARGET SLIDES/410893 8 6 VITEK MS-CHCA/411071 24 7 VITEK MS-FA/411072 12 8 VITEK SALINE/21218 12 9 DISPOSABLE TUBES 200/CS/69285 8 10 VITEK SALINE 0.45%/V12015 8 11 VITEK ACCESSORY KIT/21219 24 12 GN TEST KIT/21341 72 13 GP TEST KIT/21342 72 14 YST TEST KIT/21343 24 15 NH TEST KIT/21346 12 16 ANC ID CARDS/21347 12 17 BOTTLES, BACT/ALERT, SA/259789 52 18 BOTTLES, BACT/ALERT, SN/259790 52 The service required meets the Department of Veterans Affairs legal obligation to continue developing and supporting the purchase of reagents, test panels, blood culture bottles and consumables for the Dorn VAMC owned Vitek 2 XL, Bacter/Alert 3D and Vitek MS instruments to allow technicians to perform laboratory test for Dorn VAMC patients. The Vitek 2 XL is a microbiology instrument used to perform diagnostic test of bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibilities for patient care. The Bacter/Alert 3D is a microbiology instrument used to test for patients blood stream infection. The requirement is being procured as a sole source because current instrumentation and reagents are of a proprietary nature and specifically tailored to the Dorn VA Lab. The Department of Veterans Affairs believes that awarding the proposed contract to another source would result in unacceptable delays, negatively impact patient care, as well as substantial additional costs to the government, as the new source gradually developed the skills needed to meet the Department of Veterans Affairs requirements. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responsible sources may submit an offer; however, only services meeting the Department of Veterans Affairs requirements will be considered for award. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine that a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. Information concerning SAM registered requirements may be viewed via the Internet at https://www.uscontractorregistration.com/ by calling the SAM Registration Center at +1 (555) 000-0000. Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Thaddeus Willoughby via email at contact@example.gov by January 16, 2018 at 4:30 PM EST. The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor s capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements.