J065--Biomerieux Preventive Maintenance Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order with the large business BioMerieux, Inc. The procurement is to provide maintenance, repair and any software upgrades of the BioMerieux Vitek 2, Bact/Alert, Sys-Vitek MS, and MYLA Systems used by the Boise VAMC Laboratory Service Department. Service is to include preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance with both on site and telephone coverage. Equipment is already installed and in use and requires regular maintenance from the OEM. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 811210. This procurement will be made under the authority of Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized by Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Anticipated Award Date: 05/05/2023.

This requirement is for:

Department of Veterans Affairs

Boise VA Medical Center

500 West Fort Street

Boise, ID 83702-4501

This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining the market place for future procurements and whether to conduct a competitive procurement in lieu of sole source contract described in this notice, and such determination shall be made at the sole discretion of the Government. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement. The Government will not pay for information submitted. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.