Intent to Sole Sorce - Abbott Chemistry Analyzer.doc

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 07, located at 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia South Carolina is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Delivery Order under FAR Part 8, specifically FAR Part 8.405-6(a)(1)(C), logical follow-on. This notice satisfies the posting requirements at FAR Part 5.301(a)(2)(i).

The intended Contractor is Abbott Laboratories, located at 100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park IL, 60064.

The Columbia VA Healthcare System – P&LM Chemistry department requires the continued use of a currently installed fully automated chemistry analyzer and immunochemistry instrumentation, automated track, and refrigerated blood storage, all associated reagents and ancillary services. This requirement will be procured as a logical follow-on to the current base plus two (2) option year delivery order that was awarded competitively on February 11, 2019 and expires on 10 Feb 2022.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 334516. The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is 6630. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is 1,000 Employees.

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Jason Compton, jason.compton1@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, 36C24722AP0503– Chemistry Analyzer. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit an offer or quotation which shall be considered by the agency no later than 10:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) on 07 Jan, 2022 to Jason Compton, jason.compton1@va.gov The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

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