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GENERAL INFORMATION

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CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Bernadette T Quevedo Bernadette.Quevedo@va.gov 575-635-2704

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Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 06, Network Contract Office (NCO) 06, Asheville VAMC, 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805, intends to solicit quotes in the Open-Market to procure Brand Name Only purchase of the BioCartis Idylla Assay Kits for the Charles George, Asheville VA Medical Center Pathology and Lab Department. Using a 100% Small Business set aside via a Firm-Fixed Price contract as the procurement method.

The Department of Veterans Affairs anticipates issuing an open and continuous solicitation for this requirement on or about December 23, 2024. The solicitation will provide instructions to contractors about the proposal submission process. Quotes will be accepted for a three (3) day period commencing with the solicitation issuance date. Interested contractors will be responsible for downloading copies of the solicitation (and any subsequent amendments) from that website, and no hard copies will be made available.

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and VetCert database if applicable (VetBiz registration is required for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses or Veteran-Owned Small Businesses) under the applicable NAICS. Contractors may obtain SAM information at https://www.sam.gov and Vet Biz information at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). The vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management database to be eligible for an award. Registration is free, and potential offerors are encouraged to visit the SAM website, as no contract can be awarded to any offeror not registered in SAM. The VA will only consider proposals from contractors registered as mentioned above and not on the Excluded Parties List.

NAICS Code is 339113, with a Small Business Size Standard of 1,000 Employees. The solicitation will be issued for Open-Market. One award is expected to be made. All responsible sources may submit quotes to be considered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The supplies are to be delivered to:

Department of Veterans Affairs Charles George VA Medical Center 100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805-2087

Product: Brand Name Only purchase of the BioCartis Idylla Assay Kits

In response, please include the following:

• Company Name

• Address

• Point of contact (POC) with phone number

• Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, if applicable

• SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number

• Tax ID number

• Socio-Economic Company SIZE (for example…large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, etc.)

• Proof of verification as an SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable)

• Proof of authorization to resale/distribute requested products

Questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Bernadette Quevedo at bernadette.quevedo@va.gov; please ensure that the subject line includes: Brand Name Only purchase of the BioCartis Idylla Assay Kits for Charles George, Asheville VA Medical Center Pathology and Lab Department.. Please provide documentation that your company is an authorized distributor for those items for any items you provide. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted.

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Presolicitation Notice