Sole Source Award
Added: Aug 11, 2015 2:10 pm Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source The Regional Health Contracting Office - Central (RHCO-C) (Provisional), Fort Hood, Texas intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price sole source contract to Hologic, Gen-Probe, a large business, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2)(i) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements for the purchase of thirty (30) APTIMA COMBO2 1000T kits for use with the TIGRIS DTS test system from Gen-Probe to be used by the Department of MicroBiology at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 325413, and the size standard is 500. The Government posted a sources sought notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website for a period of nine (9) days from 1 June 2015 tough 9 June 2015. No responses to the notice were received. The APTIMA COMBO2 test kits are for use with the TIGRIS DTS test system which is leased by the Government. The test kits are unique and proprietary for use with this system. Procurement will be executed under the authority of 6.302-1 (a)(2)(iii), quote mark Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements quote mark , on or before 30 September 2015. Gen-Probe owns the Patents on the APTIMA COMBO2 test kits. The system is patented under one or more of the following patents: 5,514,551, 5,556,771, 5,656,207, 5,658,737, 5,693,468, 5,696,251, 5,723,597, 5,756,709, 5,827,656, 5,840,873, 5,948,899, 6,090,591, 6,893,612, 6,910,720 and 7,172,863. Gen-Probe does not have any authorized distributors of its proprietary blood test kits. The TIGRIS System is currently in place in the hospital and is compatible and bi-directional with CHCS. It is compliant with the LIS used by the DoD. The College of American Pathologists is the accrediting agency. Accreditation requires validation from two analyzers called side by side validation. Using another system would cause collection of twice as many samples to be tested in two different analyzers or cause the samples to be sent to a local reference laboratory for second testing which would be an additional expense to the Government. Additionally, the space for the analyzers is limited and installation of a different system would cause an interruption in testing. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. 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 BEFORE 24 AUGUST 2015, 11:00AM, CST. The RHCO-C (P) intends to make a sole source award to Hologic, Gen-Probe, 10210 Genetic Cetner Drive, San Diego, CA, 92121. Interested parties may email any concerns to Clarence 'Craig' Cude at clarence.c.cude.civ@mail.mil no later than 24 August 2015 at 11:00 am, CST. 0010665018 Department of the Army Medical Command
8/11/15, 2:10 PM Sources Sought
Added: Jun 01, 2015 4:29 pm This is a Sources Sought Notice announcement; market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. Any requests for a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored. The Southern Regional Contracting Office, Fort Hood, TX, has an upcoming requirement to award a supply contract for thirty (30) APTIMA COMBO2 1000T kits for the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Building 36000, Fort Hood, Texas, 76544. This acquisition is for the government-owned TIGRIS DTS test system and is subject to the availability of funds. It is anticipated that the proposed requirement will result in a Firm Fixed-Priced contract. Contact with Government Personnel, other than the Contract Specialist identified at the bottom of this notice, by any potential offeror, or their employees', regarding this requirement is strictly prohibited. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Small Business Community to include Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Women-Owned Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), as well as the interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Large Business community, to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Contract to supply this item. The type of solicitation to issue will depend upon the responses to this sources sought notice. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 325413, quote mark In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing quote mark . The Small Business Size Standard is 500. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice should demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the supplies listed above. In response to this notice, interested parties shall submit a written Statement of Capability limited up to 5 pages and shall include the following information: Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. Offeror's interest in providing a proposal/quote on the solicitation when it is issued. Offeror's capability to meet delivery requirements. Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this nature (include offeror's in-house capability to deliver all supplies, comparable supply contracts within the past 5 years, with a brief description of the work, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the work) - provide at least tee (3) examples. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Offeror's type of small business and Business Size (Whether 8(a), HUB Zone, Women-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, etc.), or Large Business Status, should be documented in the Statement of Capability. Interested parties are responsible for marking any information that is proprietary in nature. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. The Government is not obligated to, nor will it, pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No subcontracting opportunity is anticipated. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested offerors shall respond to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 9 June 2015 at 1:00 P.M. All interested businesses must be registered in the Central Contractor's Registration (CCR) tough the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Fax or email your response Clarence C Cude, Contract Specialist to FAX # 254-553-3906 or email: clarence.c.cude.civ@mail.mil. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored. EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD. 0010665018 Department of the Army Medical Command
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