MRSA Test Kits INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE - 36C24418Q9763
The VA Healthcare System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Cepheid
904 Caribbean Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189 to provide MRSA testing kits, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1. Cepheid is the only authorized distributor for provide MRSA testing kits. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than 9/13/18 at 10 am EST.
ALL Responses should be sent to Amanda.Saunders@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 325413.
Contracting Office Address:
Attn: Amanda Saunders, Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4,
1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215-1802
DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT (SOW)
Statement Of Work:
General Scope: The contractor shall be responsible for providing reagents for performing MRSA testing. This will include 60 kits for the year as well as service instrumentation if the instrument breaks down. MRSA will be the only Kit on the contract however the instrumentation needs to be able to test the following:
Carba R
Trichomonas
Flu/RSV
Norovirus
C. diff
MTB/Rif
These tests are low volume.
These reagent kits are patented product sold exclusively through Cepheid. There are no resellers of this product. The instrumentation is owned and changing instrumentation would require a month long validation and retraining of employees.
Government Furnished Property:
The government will furnish no property to the vendor. The government will furnish electrical power to the equipment for uses of the product.
Term Of Contract:
This will be a 1 year contract including 60 kits at the price of $5348.40/ kit. Is should also include service of instrumentation if the instrument breaks down.
Delivery Location
CMCVA Medical Center
Microbiology Department Room 3B133
3900 Woodland Ave
Philadelphia PA 19104.