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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 629-19-2-106-0398 - Viral NGS Genotyping and Resistance Test System - 36C256-19-AP-2308 71101 36C25619Q0819 05-22-2019 N 334516 Department of Veterans Affairs Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (90C) 510 East Stoner Avenue Shreveport LA 71101 Vela NGS Viral NGS Testing for Genotyping HiV and HCV for the SE Louisiana VA Healthcare System, New Orleans, LA Cost Per Test NAICS Code: 334516 Notice Type: Sources Sought with Intent to Sole Source This is a Request for Information (RFI) only; it is not a request for quotations or offers.

52.215-3 -- Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This request is issued for the purpose of: conducting market research to identify potential sources for a potential procurement of a Cost per Reportable Result Vela Viral NGS Testing for Genotyping to Identify HiV and HCV for the SE Louisiana VA Healthcare System, New Orleans, LA. It is our intent to pursue a Sole Source procurement to Vela Diagnostics based on no other capable sources exist.

See Attached DRAFT Statement of Work, DRAFT Single Source Justification This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for proposal (RFP). The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Information should be forwarded to the Contract Specialist. Any questions should be addressed to the Contract Specialist, in writing, at the email address provided. Because this is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. If your organization has the capability to provide these items and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Paul Filhiol, Contracting Specialist, Network 16 Contracting Office (NCO 16), Division II Supply Team, 510 E. Stoner Ave (90C) Shreveport, LA 71101 or via e-mail at paul.filhiol@va.gov .

Please address the following in your responses:

1. Point of contact, DUNS Number, complete mailing address, telephone number, and email address.

1. Product literature on items that are offered to meet the requirements of the DRAFT specifications (see SOW).

1. Socioeconomic status.

The deadline for this information is Noon Central Time on Wednesday, May 22th, 2019.

See attached document: SOW Vela Viral NGS System 629-19-2-106-0398 (003).

See attached document: P03 - SingleSourceJustification_MPT-SAT Vela Rgts 629.19.2.106.0398.