6550--INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE BioFire GI Kits - Lebanon VA Medical Center

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO4) intends to sole source a contract for BioFire Gastrointestinal (GI) kits, RFIT-ASY-0116 for the Lebanon VA Medical Center. All work is to be completed in accordance with statement of work. This sole source contract will be solicited and negotiated with BioFire Diagnostics, LLC, 515 Colorow Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84108 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 Single Source Justification.

See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW).

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard is 1,000 Employees.

Interested vendors that can meet this requirement, shall identify their interest and capability, and respond to this notice by 02/28/2023 by 10:00 AM EST. Interested vendors must send a capability statement, no more than one page in length; to include Company Name, ueiSAM Number, Socioeconomic Category, brief description of your business entities capability to handle this particular project at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.

This Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for planning purposes only. No solicitation will be made available. This is not a request for quotations. All information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be sent via email to the Contracting Officer at cynthia.grygier@va.gov.

Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon the responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, Contracting will proceed with the sole source negotiation with BioFire Diagnostics, LLC.