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6640--Equipment: Blood Culture Instrumentation and Analytical system

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36C24822Q0097Federal

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 8, Bay Pines VA Healthcare Systems, plans to award a firm fixed-price sole source contract to Biomerieux, Inc. for the procurement of specialized laboratory equipment, including one VIRTUO A-Clinical System, two Mylar Instrument Interfaces, one VIRTUO Optimized Integration, and one VIRTUO B Clinical System. This award is made under the federal regulation allowing for sole source procurements when only one source is reasonably available, due to factors such as exclusive licensing or brand name considerations. The applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 333314, which covers laboratory analytical optical instrument manufacturing. The notice emphasizes that this is not a request for competitive quotes but allows interested sources to submit capability statements by October 28, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. EST for consideration. Submissions must clearly mark any proprietary information, and the government will not reimburse costs for the information provided. No capability briefings or telephone inquiries will be entertained. Responses and questions should be directed by email to the designated Contract Specialist, Christina Blevins, with specific subject line requirements including the solicitation number, company name, and DUNS number. The decision on whether to compete this contract based on the information received remains at the government’s discretion.

General Info

VA awards sole source fixed-price contract to Biomerieux for specialized lab equipment procurement.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → 248-NETWORK Contract Office 8 (36C248)

NAICS

333314 - Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing

Place of Performance

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NONE

Documents

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source for Blood Culture Instrumentation - 36C24822Q0097

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Low

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PostedOct 22

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 248-NETWORK Contract Office 8 (36C248)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeTAMPA, FL, 33637, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 248-NETWORK Contract Office 8 (36C248)

Office AddressTAMPA, FL, 33637, USA

Contacts

Christina BlevinsContract Specialist

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 8, Bay Pines VA Healthcare Systems, C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price sole source Contract to Biomerieux, Inc., a large business, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)-Only One Source Reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization) to procure: one (1) VIRTUO A- Clinical System; two (2) Mylar Instrument Interface; one (1) VIRTUO Optimized Integration; and one (1) VIRTUO B Clinical System. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 333314 Laboratory analytical optical instruments (e.g., microscopes) manufacturing". This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquires will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NOTE: INTERESTED VENDORS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE ON OR BEFORE 28 October 2021, 12:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time (EST). Questions and persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to the Contract Specialist using the email link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Christina Blevins, no later than 28 October 2021, 12:00 P.M. EST, at the following e-mail address: contact@example.gov and ensure that the subject line includes: Solicitation No. 36C248-22-Q-0097, the company name and DUNS #.