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BLOODSTREAM INFECTION DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM

44131 36C25019Q0451 N 334516 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 6150 Oak Tree Blvd., Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Rachelle J. Hamer www.va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs rachelle.hamer@va.gov Contracting Officer

36C25019Q0451

SPECIAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Bloodstream Infection Diagnosis System

The Department of Veterans Affairs, The Dayton Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45428 intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106(b)(1)(i) - Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The NAICS code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc., 3950 South Country Club Road #470, Tucson, AZ 85714 for an Accelerate Pheno T System.

The Bloodstream Infection Diagnosis System tests positive blood culture bottle samples to provide rapid species identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing results for the most common bacteria that cause bloodstream infections. The system uses automated fluorescence in situ hybridization technology with morphokinetic cellular analysis to achieve this.

Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 5PM EST. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Rachelle Hamer at rachelle.hamer@va.gov.

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