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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 Intent to Sole Source Notice 12208-3410 36C24218Q9353 04-27-2018 N 334516 Department of Veterans Affairs Samuel S . Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue (2-90NCA) Albany NY 12208-3410 This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for quotes.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Albany and Buffalo, NY VA Medical Centers Laboratories intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 Competition Requirements and FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Government Scientific Source, Inc.

12351 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, Virginia 20191 The objective of this sole source award is for a firm fixed price contract with a base year and four option years (October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2023) to acquire kits, reagents, and disposable supplies for the detection of Measles, Mumps, Rubella, VZV, HIV, Helicobacter Pylori, and Antinuclear antibodies from samples gathered from the five Upstate New VA Medical Centers Laboratories. The Microbiology Laboratories currently own and utilize the Bio-Rad Evolis System, and are seeking only compatible reagents and supplies to be used with the Bio-Rad Evolis System. The Veterans Health Administration prohibits the use of gray market items in their Medical Centers. Gray market items are considered to be items outside of the original equipment manufacturer’s intended distribution channels.

The below table lists the Items required by the two VA Medical Centers Laboratories.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and the size standard is 1,000 employees.

This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for quotes; however all responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the Government. All capability statements must be received by no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Friday April 27, 2018. Responses to be submitted to Mike Spatuzzi, Contracting Officer at Michael.Spatuzzi@va.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.