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This document is a Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 16 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The VA intends to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for DNA Sequencing Services with Agilent Technologies Inc. at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System in New Orleans.

The VA has determined that these services are highly specialized and only available from Agilent, the sole authorized distributor, without unacceptable delay or duplication of cost. The intended procurement will be classified under NAICS code 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services with a small business size standard of $19 million. The anticipated award date is October 10, 2024. This is not a solicitation, but interested parties may respond by September 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM Central Time to provide information on their capability to perform the required services. The VA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by respondents.

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Special Notice

SUBJECT*
DNA Sequencing Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
70112
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C25624Q1514
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
09-27-2024 1PM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
ARCHIVE
15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6640
NAICS CODE*
541380
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Southeast Louisiana Veterans HCS 1555 Poydras Street

New Orleans LA 70112

POINT OF CONTACT*

Rachel Babin

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
rachel.babin@va.gov

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

*= Required Field
Special Notice

Special Notice

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The VA (Department of Veteran Affairs), VHA (Veterans Health Administration), NCO (Network Contracting Office) 16, New Orleans, LA, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for procurement: DNA Sequencing Services for Agilent Technologies Inc. at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System (SLVHCS), New Orleans VA Medical Center located in New Orleans, Louisiana in accordance with 41 U.S.C. §3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these items are highly specialized, are only available from the original source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of items will satisfy agency requirements. The government intends to award the contract with an anticipated date of 10 October 2024 to Agilent Technologies Inc. 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, United States. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services with a small business size standard of $19 million.

Basic description of the requirement: Agilent Technologies Inc.is the sole authorized distributor of services.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than the date/time indicated below. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) to be eligible for award.

Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with “RESPONSE TO SPECIAL NOTICE: Request for Information 36C25624Q1514” in the subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. Responses to this notice must be supported with clear and convincing evidence to clearly be able to provide the services outlined in this notice and sent via email to Rachel Babin rachel.babin@va.gov NO LATER THAN September 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time.

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