6505--Ortho-Clinical Blood Bank Reagents (STX)

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, Base plus (4) Option Year IDIQ contract to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. for procurement of the following services:

Item No

Item Description

Quantity (Estimated)

Unit

0001, 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001

0.8% Resolve A 11x3ML

Product# 6902317

13

EA

0002, 1002, 2002, 3002, 4002

0.8% Resolve B 11x3ML

Product# 6902318

13

EA

0003, 1003, 2003, 3003, 4003

0.8% SURG 3X10ML

Product# 6902316

52

EA

The requested services will provide the brand name only specialized blood product supplies that will be utilized in the Blood Bank Laboratory of the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service Department at Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital of South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), San Antonio, TX. The sole source justification submitted by the requesting activity states that Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. 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 Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. without any further notice.

The proposed contract actions are for brand name only supplies, 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 Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.