6550--Intent to Sole Source HOLOGIC, THIN PREP TEST KITS
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24624Q0012
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 published a Special Notice announcing their intent to award a sole source contract. The Notice was for the procurement of Hologic Thin Prep Test kits to be used at the Hampton VA Medical Center located in Hampton, Virginia.
The Special Notice provided interested vendors until January 23, 2024 to submit evidence demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement for the Hologic Thin Prep Test kits. The kits are used to screen patients for cervical cancer and are classified under NAICS code 32543 for in-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. Only vendors able to provide the proprietary Hologic test kits compatible with the Hampton VAMC's owned Hologic ThinPrep 5000 system were eligible to respond. If no alternative responses were received by the deadline, the contracting office planned to proceed with sole source negotiations with the incumbent supplier, Hologic Inc.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source
The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 6 intends to award a sole source, FFP, Purchase Order
to Hologic Inc. for the procurement/purchase of Hologic, (P/N: 70096-003) Thin Prep Test (TPPT) to be used at Hampton VA Medical Center, located at 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 32543 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees.
The government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b),
Soliciting from a Single Source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any vendor that believes it can meet this requirement may provide supporting evidence in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement may give written notification to James Risbon at James.Risbon@va.gov NLT 23 January 2024 by 3:00 PM (EST).
Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, Network Contracting Office 6 will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Hologic Inc as noted herein. Costs associated with the preparation and submission of information and/or any follow-up information requests are the responsibility of the vendor, and these costs will not be reimbursed by the Government. Verbal and telephonic inquiries will not be accepted.
Point of Contact
James Risbon
Contracting Specialist
NCO 6 Hampton, VA
James.Risbon@va.gov
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24624Q0012_1.docx | DOCX document | |
| P03 Sole Source - ThinPrep Test Kit.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6550-- Sole Source for HOLOGIC, THIN PREP TEST KITS | Solicitation | |
| 6550--Intent to Sole Source HOLOGIC, THIN PREP TEST KITS | Special Notice | |
| 6550--hologic thin prep test kits brand name only | Pre-Solicitation |
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