6640--VISN 6 Biomerieux Blood Culture
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24625Q0204
- 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
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Visn 6 multiple sites, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a sole source contract to BioMerieux Incorporated for the BACT/ALERT VIRTUO fully automated blood culture testing system, associated consumables, training, and support services to serve all VISN 6 laboratories. The Government has determined these items are specialized and only available from BioMerieux, the original equipment manufacturer, without unacceptable delay or duplication of cost. The contract will be awarded on a cost-per-test basis with an estimated effective date of November 29, 2024. This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Interested parties must indicate their business size, ownership status, and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned by the response date of November 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT.
There is no set-aside designation for this requirement. BioMerieux Incorporated is the incumbent contractor and the original equipment manufacturer for the BACT/ALERT VIRTUO system. The value of the contract is not provided, but it will cover all VISN 6 laboratories. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement, which is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to make any purchases.
Notice text
The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting
Office 6, Hampton VA 23667, intends to award sole source contract to BioMerieux Incorporated (large business) for all VISN 6 laboratories for cost-per-test, BACT/ALERT VIRTUO fully automated blood culture testing system, associated consumables, training, and support services.
This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has
determined that these items are specialized and are only available from a single source without
an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of items will satisfy agency
requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an estimated effective date of
November 29, 2024, to BioMerieux Incorporated located at 515 S Colorow Drive, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108.
This is a Brand-Name Only requirement for the VISN 6 laboratories. BioMerieux Incorporated is the original equipment manufacturer for BACT/ALERT VIRTUO fully automated blood culture testing system, associated consumables, training, and support services BioMerieux Incorporated does not have any authorized distributors to provide the requirement.
This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not
constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If an agency believes it is capable
of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify its interest and capability to the
contract specialist by contacting Stephanie McElmore via e-mail at stephanie.mcelmore@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. This announcement closes on November 25, 2024, at 5:00 PM EDT. Those interested agencies must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.
*Please reference RFQ 36C24625Q0204 in all replies.
Files
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| 36C24625Q0204.docx | DOCX document |
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