36C25724Q1024.docx
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This document is a Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, indicating their intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price, IDIQ contract to Cepheid for CEPHEID 510K/FDA APPROVED XPRESS COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS and XPRESS COVID PLUS testing supplies. The contract will have three ordering periods, and the vendor will be required to provide testing educational materials, deliver supplies at no additional cost, and meet CLIA, FDA, and CAP requirements. The North Texas VA Health Care System and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service in Dallas, Texas have requested these supplies, and the sole source justification states that Cepheid is the only vendor able to provide this service. The agency will consider any capability statements, proposals, or quotations received within 7 days, but if no affirmative response is received, the contract will be issued to Cepheid without further notice, citing the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1.
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Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Covid Testing - Base 2 |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 78240 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C25724Q1024 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 09-30-2024 13:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 30 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 17
5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio TX 78240
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Joe Miller joseph.miller20@va.gov 210-324-7547
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
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DESCRIPTION
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| Special Notice |
Special Notice
Special Notice – Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a Firm-Fixed priced, IDIQ contract with three ordering periods to Cepheid.
This order is for an IDIQ contract for CEPHEID 510K/FDA APPROVED XPRESS COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS and XPRESS COVID PLUS testing supplies.
1. The vendor shall provide testing educational materials and procedures of testing supplies at no additional cost.
2. The vendor shall deliver all testing supplies at no additional Government cost.
3. The vendor shall deliver testing supplies that are according to manufacturer specification, CLIA, FDA and CAP requirements.
4. In the event that requested supplies are on back-order, vendor is to inform COR as to the estimated time of availability.
5. The items on this contract are not on a delivery schedule. The customer will call vendor with order request for items needed.
The North Texas VA Health Care System (NTVHCS) and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) located in Dallas, Texas, requests a Vendor to provide CEPHEID 510K/FDA APPROVED XPRESS COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS and XPRESS COVID PLUS testing supplies. The sole source justification submitted by the requesting activity states that Cepheid is the only vendor able to provide this service.
This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A contract will not be awarded based on an offer received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 7 days from the publication of this notice, a contract/order will be issued to Cepheid without any further notice.
The proposed contract actions are for services, which the government intends to negotiate with only one source. The anticipated statutory authorities permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 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.
The proposed sole source procurement will be made by a pricing agreement with Cepheid.
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Special Notice
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