6640--528-23-2-4307-0381 CPR Flowcytometry testing for VISN2 Intent to Sole Source

This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for quotes.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Buffalo VAMC intends to award a Firm Fixed Price sole-source open market action

Name of Contractor:

Stripes Medical

Street Address:

245 4th Street, Suite 204

City, State, Zip:

Bremerton, WA 98337

The objective of this action is the procurement for a Cost Per Reportable Result Contract for a Beckman Coulter Navios Tetra 10 color Flow Cytometer System

This is an Emergency Procurement, originally requesting service put in for competing a new base

plus, four-year contract as the current one is due to expire 5/13/2023. The current equipment has started failing on a weekly basis and although the current contractor is fulfilling its duties of coming and making repairs as they occur, equipment seems to be failing on a regular basis. The government wants to terminate the existing contract and initiate a new contract with a Base plus three (3) as there were no issues with the equipment in the first four years of the original contract. Beckman Coulter is the only

manufacturer that meets the VA s requirements currently. The VA has currently been sending out

the tests which have been an undue cost and soliciting additional quotes at this time would extend this cost until such a time that quotes could be received and evaluated would be an additional cost and additional time diagnosing patients.