36C25626Q0023_NOI SS.pdf

Special Notice

*= Required Field Special Notice

SUBJECT* NOI SS: Cepheid GeneXpert Infinity 80-80 System Reagents/Lease

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 77056-5643

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25626Q0023

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

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 36C25626Q0023_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 with a performance period of one (1) year plus four (4) option years to Cepheid located at 904, East Caribbean Drive Sunnyvale, California 94089-1189, for GeneXpert Infinity 80-80 System Reagents/Lease 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 GeneXpert Infinity 80-80 System Reagents/Lease listed below. The contract will be a Firm Fixed Price single award contract. The statutory authority for applying the Simplified Procedures for Commercial Items of FAR 13.5 is 41 U.S.C. § 1901 and is implemented by FAR 13.106- 1(b)(2) for restricting competition on this procurement. Competition is restricted on this procurement for only one responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

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 13 a sole source firm fixed award to provide GeneXpert Infinity 80-80 System Reagents/Lease for the following list of items and their respective item codes:

Item # Description

900-0370 CEPHEID COLLECTION DEVICE

GXCARBAR-10 KIT,CARBA-R,IVD,GX

GXCDIFF/EPI-10 KIT,CDIFF/EPI,GX,IVD,10-TEST

GXCT/NG-10 KIT,CT/NG,GX,IVD

GXEBOLA-10 KIT,GX,10-TEST,EBOLA,EUA

GXGBS-LB-10 KIT,GBS LB,10-TESTS,GX,IVD

GXGBSLBXC-10 KIT,10-TEST,GBS,LB,XC,US-IVD

GXMRSA-NXG-10 KIT,10-TEST,MRSA NXG,IVD,GX

GXMTB/RIF-US-10 KIT,MTB,IVD,US

GXNOV-10 KIT,GX,10-TEST,NOROVIRUS,US-IVD

GXTV-10 KIT,XPERT TV_US,10-TEST

MRSA-BU1 BUNDLE,OEM CONTROL REAGENTS,MRSA

MRSA/SA-BU1 BUNDLE,OEM CONTROL REAGENTS,MRSA/SA

SDPS-120 SINGLE-USE DISPOSABLE SWAB - 120-COUNT

SWAB-500 A CASE OF CEPHEID COLLECTION DEVICE

SWAB/E-50 Ebola Collection

SWAB/F-100 NASAL SWAB AND TRANSPORT MEDIUM, 100/KIT

SWAB/G-50 COLLECTION KIT, XPERT SWAB,US CE IVD, 50

URINE/A-50 CollectionKitA urine

XPRSMVP-10 KIT,XPRESS,MVP,US-IVD,10 TEST

MTB/RIF-BU1 TB/RIF PCR Control Kit

XPRS4PLEX-10 KIT, IVD, XPRESS, COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS, 10TEST (Seasonal)

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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