36C25625Q1540_NOI SS.pdf

Special Notice

*= Required Field Special Notice

SUBJECT* NOI SS: BioFire Torch Analyzer Reagents

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 77056-5643

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25625Q1540

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 10-15-2025 1:00pm CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

ARCHIVE 1 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6550

NAICS CODE* 325413

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 16 Galleria Financial Center 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750 Houston TX 77056-5643

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Shasta Britt shasta.britt@va.gov 713-791-1414

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov URL DESCRIPTION Department of Veterans Affairs AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS shasta.britt@va.gov EMAIL DESCRIPTION 36C25625Q1540_NOI SS Response_Vendor Name mailto:shasta.britt@va.gov https://www.va.gov/

DESCRIPTION

This is a Special Notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopsis of

Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only Notice of Intent (NOI) to Sole

Source (SS) and synopsis of proposed action.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16 intends to issue and award a Sole Source single award Firm-Fixed Price type contract order with a performance period of one (1) year plus four (4) option years to BIOMERIEUX INC.

located at 515 S COLOROW DR SALT LAKE CITY YT 84108, for BioFire Torch Analyzer Reagents at the MEDVAMC, located at 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030. Based on our initial market research and due to proprietary concerns, we have found that only one reputable source can provide the BioFire Torch Analyzer Reagents listed below. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price single award order against a VA FSS contract 36F79724D0020. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition as implemented by FAR 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B): Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325413, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees, and the FSC/PSC is 6550.

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and award IAW FAR 16 a sole source firm fixed delivery order award to provide BioFire Torch Analyzer Reagents for the following list of items and their respective item codes:

Item # Description/Part Number*

423742 BIOFIRE RP2.1 PANEL, 30 TESTS IVD

RFIT-ASY-147 BIOFIRE BCID2 PANEL, 30 TESTS

RFIT-ASY-0116 FILMARRAY GI PANEL, 30 TESTS

RFIT-ASY-0118 FILMARRAY ME PANEL, 30 TESTS

RFIT-ASY-0144 FILMARRAY PNEUMO PANEL, 30 TESTS

RFIT-ASY-0138 BioFire Joint Infection Panel, 30 Tests

FLM1-ASY-0150 PN Verification kit

FLM1-ASY-0145 ME Verification kit

424181 JI Verification kit

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. A SOLICITATION WILL

NOT BE POSTED.

Telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made based on quotes or offers received in response to this notice. All responsible sources may identify their interest in meeting this requirement to Shasta Britt by the date and time published on this announcement. Additionally, any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the government by providing the following:

1.Business Size and Socio-Economic Status: (a) Indicate whether your business is large or small

(b) If small, indicate if your firm qualifies as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business (c) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (d) Indicate if your firm is a certified Hub zone firm (e) Indicate if your firm is a woman-owned or operated business (f) Indicate if your firm is a VIP verified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) (g) Include the DUNS number of your firm. (h) State whether your firm is registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and/or the SBA VetCerts Registry at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/. If not, please NOTE: any future solicitation could only be awarded to a contractor who is registered in SAM. To receive award based on VOSB or SDVOSB status you must be registered in the SBA VetCerts Registry.

The intent of this notice is for informational purposes only. Interested parties may submit information for consideration by the government to: shasta.britt@va.gov no later than the response due date/time identified above.

All responses received by the closing date specified herein will be considered by the Government, any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that the responding company can provide the same services by the required date. However, a determination by the Government to not compete is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Thank you.

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