Cost Per Reportable Result, Tosoh Equipment Rental

Special Notice - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement



The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 17, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. for procurement of the following supplies/services:



Line Item 0001:

Cost per Reportable Result, inclusive of the following:

Instruments, Service, Support, Supplies and Reagents -

Rental of G8 - with 90 Sample Loader

Rental of G8 - with 290 Sample Loader

Elution Buffer #1, Part Number: 021956

Elution Buffer #2, Part Number: 021957

Elution Buffer #3, Part Number: 021958

Hemolysis/Wash, Part Number: 018431US

TSK Gel, G8 Column, Part Number: 021955

A1C Calibrator, Part Number: 018767

Thermal Paper, Part Number: 019563

Filter Element, Part Number: 021600

Sample Vials, Part Number: 018581

Line Filter/Buffer Lines, Part Number: 018723



Estimated Quantity: 5500 per Month Unit: MO Quantity: 12



Location:

Department of Veterans Affairs

South Texas Veterans Health Care System

7400 Merton Minter Blvd.

San Antonio, TX 78229-4404



Line Item 1001: Option Year I, Unit: MO, Quantity: 12

Line Item 2001: Option Year II, Unit: MO, Quantity: 12

Line Item 3001: Option Year III, Unit: MO, Quantity: 12

Line Item 4001: Option Year IV, Unit: MO, Quantity: 12



The proposed sole source procurement is being made by a GSA FSS pricing agreement with Tosoh Bioscience, Inc.



This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice; however, any offers received may be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 5 days from the publication of this notice, an order will be issued to Tosoh without further notice.



The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 8.405-6 - Limited Sources.



Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. The POC does not have any visibility to the "Interested Vendors List" tab within the notice. Interested firms must respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration.