6550--Lab Testing Services - (HIV/HCV/HPV/On)
Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24425Q0288
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, specifically the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center (CMCVAMC), has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to negotiate a sole source award with Roche Diagnostics Corporation for laboratory testing services. The procurement focuses on obtaining FDA-approved laboratory instruments and services for conducting complex viral load and genotype testing, including HPV Genotype, HCV Viral Loads, HBV Viral Loads, and HIV Viral Loads. The notice is being processed under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, which allows for procurement from only one responsible source. The procurement falls under NAICS code 325413 with a size standard of 1,250 employees, and is designed to secure a comprehensive testing platform with automated amplification and detection capabilities. The agency is seeking a fully integrated solution that includes instruments, systems, maintenance, consumables, and reagents.
Interested contractors have until noon EST on February 13, 2025, to submit capability statements demonstrating their ability to meet the VA's requirements, which will be evaluated at the government's discretion. The notice explicitly states that while submissions are welcome, the government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete the procurement. If no responsive submissions are received, the VA will proceed with sole source negotiations directly with Roche Diagnostics Corporation. The technical requirements for the potential contractor are rigorous, including provisions for bar-coded data entry, bi-directional LIS interface, rapid result delivery, and comprehensive training and maintenance services. Potential contractors must be able to provide a testing platform capable of real-time PCR detection, specific quantification ranges for viral RNA, and 24-hour maintenance support. All submissions must be made to the Contract Specialist, Yazmin Alvarez, at yazmin.alvarez@va.gov, with no cost or obligation to the government.
Notice text
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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
In accordance with FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No other Supplies or Services will satisfy agency requirement. The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center (CMCVAMC) intends to negotiate a Sole Source Award with Roche Diagnostics Corporation. They are located at 9115 Hague Rd, Indianapolis, Indiana 46256-1025. Roche shall provide: all resources necessary to accomplish the deliverables described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS). The contractor shall be responsible for the following:
This scope requires the contractor to furnish the Philadelphia VAMC, with FDA approved for clinical use laboratory instrument(s) system(s), UPS(s), services, maintenance, consumables, reagents, for the completion of in house testing for HPV Genotype, HCV Viral Loads, HBV Viral Loads, and HIV Viral Loads testing on one testing platform for the life of the contract on a fully automated amplification and detection for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing platform, with sample in and results out capability. All things necessary to operate the contractor s equipment, hardware and software upgrades, training for personnel and equipment maintenance necessary to fulfill the test requirements.
The NAICS code for this procurement is 325413. The size standard is 1250 employees.
Interested parties that can meet the capabilities and requirements, may identify their interest and submit quotations. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations. Interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements, must submit information about their capabilities no later than NOON EST, 02/13/2025. All information shall be provided at no cost, or obligation to the Government.
No solicitation will be made available. Information must be sent to the Contract Specialist, yazmin.alvarez@va.gov. 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 at the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Contracting Department will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Roche.
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24425Q0288_1.docx | DOCX document |
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