6515--Intent to Sole Source Hologic ThinPrep Cytology Reagents

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 2 (NCO 2) hereby gives notice of the Government s intent to award a sole source 5-year IDIQ contract to Hologic for Thin Prep Processor reagents and supplies for the New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange Campus located at 385 Tremont Avenue, East Orange NJ 07018.

The East Orange campus is requesting a 5-year IDIQ for reagents and supplies for their currently owned equipment (Hologic T-5000 thin prep).

It is the Government s belief that the proposed candidate is the only one that can provide New Jersey , East Orange with the supplies that are needed. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees and the Federal Supply Code (FSC) is 6515 (Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment and Supplies).

The reagents and supplies are necessary to perform cytological specimen processing. These specimens are obtained from the Women s health clinics, Operating room (Surgery), Gastro-Intestinal (GI) clinics, Oncology clinics, Interventional radiology clinics, Oral surgery, urology clinics and all the CBOCs. The request is highly involved in our diagnostic application for the patients. They will be ordered on an as needed basis.

Pricing shall include all the Reagents and supplies listed below

Item #

Description/Part Number*

Qty

70096-001

Thinprep PAP TEST,Filter, Vials, Brooms,,GYN Slides/500 perc ase

2

70096-003

Thinprep PAP TEST cytobrush/ spatula/500 per case

1

70096-007

ThinPrep Pap Test Kit, with rovers combi brush, US/500 per case

0

70137-001

LABORATORY SUPPLIES/500 per case

0

70205-001

Filter, Thin prep Non-Gyn/100 per case

25

70136-001

Physcian Supplies( Papette)/ 500 per case

0

70136-002

Physcian Supplies( Cytobrush/Spatula)/ 500 per case

0

70136-003

Physcian Supplies( Rover Combi brush) US/ 500 per case

0

236004

CYTOLYT,32 0Z.4 PACK/ 4 per case

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20

ASY-14756

PRESERVCYT 100 PACK VIAL( NON-GYN)/ 100 per case

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20

70372-001

THINPREP MICROSCOPE SLIDES, NON-GYN,100PK/ 100 per pk

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0

234004

PRESERVCYT 32 OZ.4PACK/ 4 per pack

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17

ASY15207(0236050)

CYTOLYT CUPS,50 PACK US/CAN/ 50 per pack

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0

ASY-15208(0236080)

CYTOLYT TUBES,80 PACK, US/CAN/ 80 per pack

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0

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes and no solicitation will be made available. Any response received NLT April 8, 2022, at 10AM will be considered for the purpose of determining sources for future procurements Tina.Cavalieri@va.gov. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

THIS SYNOPSIS DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTRACT FOR ANY SUPPLY OR SERVICE. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INCURRED IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS.

This will be the only notice of the Government s intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.