6550--5-year IDIQ for Genome Reagents for existing ThermoFisher NGS platforms

LE: 65- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

SOL: 36C24221Q0197

DUE: 11/16/2020 SET ASIDE: None

NAICS: 325413

POP STATE: 11/27/2020-10/30/2025

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs James J. Peters Bronx VAMC; 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx NY 10468

Kendall N Jones Kendall.Jones@VA.GOV mailto: kendall.jones@va.gov

DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO ThermoFisher- Life Technologies Corporation. The VA Bronx Healthcare System currently seeking to purchase reagents for Ion Genestudio S5 prime system for pathology and laboratory medicine testing under the terms of an Indefinite Delivery Quantity (IDIQ).

Market research was conducted and determined that ThermoFisher- Life Technologies Corporation is the only vendor capable of providing supplies necessary that meet the requirements off the Pathology and Laboratory Service which must be compliant with Ion Genestudio S5 prime system. Changing the source of reagents would mean altering the validity of the results and would severely impact the capacity of the Pathology and Laboratory Service to perform its required functions up to the required standards. All items are manufactured exclusively by ThermoFisher- Life Technologies Corporation and also distributed by ThermoFisher- Life Technologies Corporation

The vendor is required to deliver:

Item

Description

Quantity/KITS

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1

QUBIT RNA HS ASSAY KIT 500 KIT

8

2

QUBIT DSDNAHS ASSAY KIT 500 KIT

8

3

ION LIBRARY TQMN QUANTITATION KIT

16

4

ION 540 CHIP KIT 4 PACK EACH

40

5

ION 540 KIT-CHEF (2/INIT) 8 RXNS

16

6

SPERSCRIPT IV VILO MASTERMIX 50 RXNS

12

7

SSI VILO MASTERMIXSW/EZDNASE 50 RXNX

16

8

TAG SEQUENCING BC SET 1-24 1 BOX

16

9

MAGMAX FFPE RNA/DNA ULTRA KIT EACH

16

10

ONCOMINE COMPREHENSIVE CHEF COMBO KIT

16

11

ION 550 CHEF KIT

12

12

ION 550 CHIP KIT (8 PACK)

12

13

PAN CONCER CFTNA PANEL EACH

20

14

MAGMAX EXPRESS-96 DEEP WELL PLATE

16

15

MAGMAX EXPRESS-96 DEEP WELL TIP COMBS

16

16

KINGFISHER FLEX 24 DEEP WELL TIP COMB AND PLATE

16

17

Library preparation kit for sequencing (DNA/RNA)

8

18

ION 530 CHIP KIT

1

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This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to November 16, 2020. 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 be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be emailed to kendall.jones@va.gov and received by 1300 hours EST on November 16, 2020. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.