6640--Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement - Roche MagNA Pure Reagents & Supplies

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 contract to Roche Diagnostics Corporation for procurement of the following reagents and consumable supplies: Estimated Annual Quantities Item Description Item Number Quantity Total NA Isolation Kit 07658036001 10 Processing Cartridge 07345577001 12 Processing Tip Park/Piercing Tool 07345585001 7 Pipette Tip, 1000 uL 06241620001 7 Sealing Foil 06241638001 5 Tube, 2.0 mL 07857551001 5 MGP Set 07806361001 12 The requested items will be used on the Roche MagNA Pure instrument. The requesting activity states that the government owns and operates a Roche MagNA Pure 24 instrument and that the requested consumable supplies are the only supplies compatible with the instrument. A sole source letter provided from Roche states that Roche is the sole manufacturer and distributor of all the MagNA Pure instruments, reagents and consumables for the MagNA Pure platforms. The proposed order will be considered a standing order; where, the supplies will be ordered throughout the period of performance, on an as-needed basis. Network Contracting Office 17 will request the acquisition of these supplies from Roche on an IDIQ contract with a five-year ordering period. 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 5 days from the publication of this notice, a contract/order will be issued to Roche Diagnostics Corporation without any further notice. The proposed contract actions are for supplies, 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 an open market pricing agreement with Roche Diagnostics Corporation.