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MICROBIOLOGY ID-AST CARDS

RICHMOND VAMC

23667 36C24618Q0142 N 325413 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 darla.hurlock@va.gov Contracting Officer

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to procure on a sole-sourced basis, on behalf of the VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, for the provision Microbiology ID/AST cards with Biomerieux Inc., 100 Rodolphe Street, Durham, NC 27712. These consumable supplies are being purchased for use with a Government-owned Vitek® 2 analyzer system.

NAICS 325413 applies to this procurement. The proposed contract action is for product for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to meet this requirement. This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotations. Interested parties who believe they can meet this requirement must submit information about their capabilities no later than 8:00 a.m. EST, December 11, 2017 to darla.hurlock@va.gov . Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.

This award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. No solicitation will be made available. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.