6515--COVID Biofire Test Kits
Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C25021Q0131
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice announces the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to sole source a contract to BioFire located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The requirement is for 194 tests of BioFire's RP2.1 panel with 30 tests each at a firm fixed price. The associated NAICS code is 334516. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 is the contracting agency.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors that the Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order with BioFire for COVID-19 test kits. Contractors must respond by November 12, 2020 if they wish to provide evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Only BioFire is believed to possess the required capabilities to meet this testing requirement. The anticipated award is a firm fixed price purchase order with no option years for 194 tests of BioFire's RP2.1 panel, with 30 tests per kit.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement
The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 10 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 (b) only one source available. The associated NAICS code for this is 334516. The vendor will be BioFire located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Description of equipment requirements:
QTY (194) TEST, RP2.1 PANEL, BIOFIRE, 30 TESTS EA
A firm fixed price purchase order with no option years is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, November 12, 2020.
Brooke Hansen
Contract Specialist
Brooke.Hansen@va.gov
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Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C25021Q0131.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6515--COVID Biofire Test Kits | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| 6515--COVID Biofire Test Kits | Special Notice |
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