J065--NEW - STX Roche BM SVC
Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25721Q1118
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811219 Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 published a Special Notice of intent to award a sole source procurement to Roche Diagnostics Corporation. The notice regards service and maintenance of three Roche Benchmark Ultra Instruments for one year with four additional one-year options under line item 0001.
The purpose of the Special Notice is to provide maintenance and service for three Roche tissue diagnostic instruments. Interested sources have 10 days to submit capability statements or proposals to be considered for determining if a more advantageous option than sole sourcing to Roche exists. As Roche confirms its products are proprietary and it is the only company able to provide service, the contract will be awarded to Roche under the authority of only one responsible source being available to meet the agency's requirements, if no responses are received during the 10-day period. The notice specifies eligibility is open to all responsible sources capable of providing comparable service and maintenance to the instruments during the stated period of performance.
Notice text
Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Roche Diagnostics Corporation for service and maintenance of the following Items:
Line Item Description QTY:
0001 As needed service and maintenance on the
Roche Benchmark Ultra Instruments 3
Period of Performance for one year: Plus (4) one-year options.
The proposed sole source procurement will be made by an open market pricing agreement with Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC).
Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC) hereby confirms that the Roche Tissue Diagnostics (RTD) products are proprietary to Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC) and only available for purchase in the United States directly from RDC. In addition, RDC is the only company able to provide service for these instruments.
This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A contract will not be awarded based on an offer received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 10 days from the publication of this notice, a contract will be issued to RDC.
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 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. Do NOT respond in the Interested Vendors List . 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.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C25721Q1118.docx | DOCX document |
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