6550--Reagents for Bio-Fire Film Array system

LE: 65- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

SOL: 36C24221Q0344

DUE: 01/06/2021 SET ASIDE: None

NAICS: 325413

POP STATE: 01/22/2021-01/21/2026

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 BioFire Diagnostics, LLC. The VA Bronx Healthcare System currently seeking to purchase reagents for the Bio-Fire Film Array system for pathology and laboratory medicine testing under the terms of an Indefinite Delivery Quantity (IDIQ).

Market research was conducted and determined that BioFire Diagnostics, LLC. is the only vendor capable of providing supplies necessary that meet the requirements off the Pathology and Laboratory Service which must be compliant with the Bio-Fire Film Array 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 BioFire Diagnostics, LLC and also distributed by BioFire Diagnostics, LLC.

The vendor is required to deliver:

Item

unit

Description

QTY

0001

kit

GI PANEL, IVD 30 TEST RFIT-ASY-0116

10

0002

kit

RESPIRTORY PANEL IDV 30 TEST RFIT-ASY0-124

35

0003

kit

RESPIRATORY PANEL CONTROL

1

0004

kit

GASTROINTESTINAL PANEL CONTROL

1

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 January 06, 2021. 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 January 06, 2020. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.