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This special notice provides details regarding a planned sole-source contract award for maintenance services on infectious disease molecular diagnostic analyzers. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a firm fixed-price contract to BioFire Diagnostics LLC for preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, and technical support of BioFire FilmArray 2.0, FilmArray Torch Base, and FilmArray Torch Module equipment located at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System facilities in Nashville and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Interested parties may identify their capability to perform the required services by February 15, 2022. The contract would have an initial base year of performance from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023 and include four one-year option periods extending to February 28, 2027. The notice includes detailed requirements for preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance response times, reporting procedures, and qualifications for service personnel.

The scope of work requires the contractor to perform all recommended preventative maintenance and calibrations as well as provide 24/7 technical phone support and on-site response for corrective maintenance within 24 hours. The contractor must use factory-trained personnel and certify that equipment meets specifications following any maintenance. The government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties responding to this notice.