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This special notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office announces intent to award a sole source contract to Life Technologies Corporation. The one-year firm fixed price contract is for preventative maintenance and onsite repair as needed for a Life Technologies ViiA7 real time PCR machine located at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. The machine's accuracy is critical to ongoing research at the facility's National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury. Interested parties may identify their capability by September 13, 2023. The notice is not a solicitation but a determination to not competitively procure is at the Government's discretion. The North American Industry Classification code is 811210 and size standard is $30 million.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Notice of Intent Sole Source - Life Technologies Corporation for Maintenance of ViiA7 Real Time PCR Unit

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
10468-3904
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24223Q1191
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
09-13-2023 12:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
J065
NAICS CODE*
811210
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Andres Cepeda

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
andres.cepeda@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Contracting Officer

DESCRIPTION

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2, Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a firm-fixed price sole source contract to Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way Carlsbad, California 92008-7321 for the following services: Preventive Maintenance Life Technologies ViiA7 real time PCR machine. This proposed contract action is for a service in which the Government intends to award a One (1) Year base firm fixed-price contract. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The proposed procurement is for the purchase of service agreement to provide 1 year of periodic maintenance and onsite repair as needed for a Life Technologies ViiA7 real time PCR machine located in the Research Building at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. The contract will be used to maintain this real time PCR machine in proper working order which is vital to ensuring that the measurements made are accurate. This accuracy is critical to the integrity and validity of ongoing research through the National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811210 with a size standard of $30 million.

No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. The Government will consider responses received by 12:00pm Eastern on September 13, 2023. Inquiries will only be accepted via email to Andres.cepeda@va.gov.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future.

Place of Service and Delivery:

The products and services are to be delivered and completed at

James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 W. Kingsbridge Rd.

Bronx, NY 10468

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