Notice of Intent to Award to Sole Source - Roche Diagnostics Corporation

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 Roche Diagnostics Corporation for the following supplies and services:



COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HCV Test Kit, 05480442190, Est. Quantity: 50

COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HIV-1 Test 2.0, 05212308190, Est. Quantity: 55

System Wash Reagent, 5.1L, 03587797190, Estimated Quantity: 150

Sample Input Tubes with Barcode Clips, 03137040001, Estimated Quantity: 60

Rack of K-Tips, 12 x 36, 03287343001, Estimated Quantity: 50

Specimen Processing Units (SPUs), 12 x 24, 03755525001, Estimated Quantity: 75

Rack of K-Tubes, 12 x 96, 03137082001, Estimated Quantity: 16



Rental/Lease and Preventative Maintenance services for:

COBAS® AmpliPrep Instrument, 03051315001, Quantity: 1

COBAS® TaqMan® 96 Analyzer, 03121453001, Quantity: 1

AmpliLink Data Station, Quantity: 1

Docking Station - Short, 28127387001, Quantity: 1



Period of Performance: 1 October 2015 through 30 September 2016



The proposed sole source procurement will be made by an order placed against Roche Diagnostics Corporation GSA FSS contract V797P-7037A.



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, a contract will be issued to Roche Diagnostics Corporation without further notice.



The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 152(3), as implemented by FAR 8.405-6 - Limited Sources.



Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. Do NOT respond to this notice through the Interested Vendors tab within the notice. 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.