6515--Intent to Sole Source Cepheid GeneXpert

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4, 1010 Delafield Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215-1802, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Cepheid, for the provision of delivering one each GeneXpert GX-XVI (GXXVI-16-D), Printer (Printer-BW), Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) (850-0386) at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The proposed delivery will include one (1) Contract Line-Item Number: (1) GeneXpert GX-XVI (GXXVI-16-D)

This contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the procedures in FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 339112 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by 5:00 P.M., EST, on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Sherrie Thompson, Contract Specialist, at sherrie.thompson2@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.