Intent to sole source calibration-linearity materials fvamc-fhcc-whcc

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE



The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to procure on a sole-sourced basis, on behalf of the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina and affiliate sites of care, for the provision Pathology calibration and linearity materials with Government Scientific Source Inc., 12351 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20191. The items being purchased are utilized in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service to ensure quality consistency of clinical laboratory tests.



NAICS 238210 applies to this procurement. The proposed contract action is for product for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to meet this requirement. This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotations. Interested parties who believe they can meet this requirement must submit information about their capabilities no later than 8:00 a.m. EDT, October 16, 2017 to darla.hurlock@va.gov . Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.



This award will be made using simplified acquisition procedures. No solicitation will be made available. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 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.