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This document is a Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VHA Regional Procurement Office Central, Network Contracting Office 10, indicating their intent to conduct a sole source procurement for GeneXpert Analyzers for the VA Northern Indiana Medical Center.

The VA intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order to Cepheid, the sole manufacturer and authorized distributor of the GeneXpert systems in the acute care market within the United States. The proposed procurement is for one (1) GeneXpert GXIV-2-CLIA and one (1) GeneXpert GXIV-4-CLIA, which will expand the capability of the existing Cepheid GeneXpert equipment used for various medical testing at the Northern Indiana Laboratory. The associated NAICS code is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a business size standard of 1,000 employees.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by submitting evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government by the deadline of 12:00 PM Eastern Time on June 19, 2024. Any responses must be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government and shall be submitted via email to the Point of Contact, Alice Clark.

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SUBJECT*

Intent to Sole Source Equipment, Genexpert Analyzers Veteran Affairs Northern Indiana

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
49037
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C25024Q0719
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
06-19-2024 12:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6630
NAICS CODE*
334516

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veteran Affairs Network Contracting Office 10 5500 Armstrong Rd.

Battle Creek MI 49037

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Alice Clark alice.clark@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
The Department of Veteran Affairs
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
alice.clark@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
36C25024Q0719

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA Regional Procurement Office Central, Network Contracting Office 10, intends to enter into a sole source procurement pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, for GeneXpert Analyzers for the Veteran Affairs Northern Indiana Medical Center, 1700 East 38th Street, Marian, IN 46952. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price purchase order to Cepheid, 904 Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, and the Business Size Standard is 1,000 Employees.

The proposed procurement is for one (1) GeneXpert GXIV-2-CLIA and one (1) GeneXpert GXIV-4-CLIA. This purchase will expand the capability of the existing Cepheid GeneXpert equipment in the Northern Indiana Laboratory, which is used for Strep A, Flu A/B-Covid-RSV, MVP, SARS CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2/FLU/RSV, C. difficile, MRSA, Trichomonas, and CT/NG.

It is the Government’s belief that Cepheid’s GeneXpert systems, along with the module expansions for the GeneXpert systems, are manufactured solely for Cepheid, and Cepheid is the sole authorized distributor of GeneXpert systems in the acute care market within the United States.

This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotes. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Interested persons may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to meet the subject requirement. This information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government.

Interest/capability statements shall be submitted to Alice Clark via e-mail at alice.clark@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

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