6640--HPV Equipment/Supplies/PM/Repairs, AA

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 11 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source for the following items listed below. The associated NAICS code for this medical equipment is 334516. The vendor, ROCHE Diagnostics Corp, is a large business, located at 9115 Hague Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46256.

Description of equipment requirements:

This request is for a new FFP Base plus four cost per test BPA. The Pathology and Laboratory

Medicine Services (P&LMS) department of VAAHS intends to lease an analyzer for Human

papillomavirus (HPV) testing approved by the FDA to perform HPV testing on both the ThinPrep and the

SurePath specimen collection vials. The proposed action is for professional services (labor for

installation and training), reagents, supplies and the maintenance of the analyzer.

A firm fixed price contract with no option years is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source.

This is not a Request for Proposal; this is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source requirement.