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Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Cepheid Test Kits - CIN
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Place of Performance
Kettering, OH, 45409, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 10, Cincinnati VAMC, 3200 Vine St., Cincinnati, OH
45220, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under Simplified Acquisition
Procedures and the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source for Reagents.
The associated NAICS code for this is 325413. The vendor will be Cepheid Inc., 904 East
Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.
Description of Equipment or Supplies Added to Current Contract:
Product Name QTY
SINGLE-USE DISPOSABLE SWAB - 120-COUNT 20
COLLECTION KIT,XPERT SWAB,US IVD,50 50
COLLECTION KIT A,URINE,50 25
KIT,SA COMP,10-TESTS,GX,IVD 1150
KIT,CDIFF/EPI,GX,IVD,10-TEST 50
KIT,CT/NG,GX,IVD 155
KIT,MTB,IVD,US 50
KIT,CARBA-R,IVD,GX 10
KIT,XPRESS,MVP,US-IVD,10 TEST 155
Cincinnati Pathology Lab utilizes these reagent kits with existing Cepheid GeneXpert
instruments for diagnostic tests.
A firm fixed price contract is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that
only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this
requirement. It is the Government's intention to negotiate with only this source.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request
for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and
convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses
must be received no later than 12:00 pm on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
Point of contact is Rachel MacRae, e-mail rachel.macrae@va.gov.
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