Notice of Intent to Sole Source- Reagents for Cepheid GeneXpert

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Reagents at Lexington VA Medical Center, KY

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes.

The Department of Veterans Affair s NCO-9, intends to issue a sole source firm-fixed priced purchase order for reagent supplies & consumable from Cepheid, unless an interested party can show their reagents and collection supplies are compatible with Cepheid s GeneXpert system, or are authorized distributors for the requirement items.

A sole source procurement will be issued to Cepheid, Inc. because the reagents and collection devices are designed to be only used on the Cepheid GeneXpert system. The GeneXpert system is used to identify such diseases like Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), C difficile, influenza A, B and H1N12009, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea and Mycobacterium tuberculosis/RIF resistance gene.

This procurement is being conducted under authority 41 USC 1901 and in accordance with (IAW) FAR 13.501(a), Sole Source Acquisitions. The NAICS code is 325413 and has a size standard of 1250 employees.

SCOPE OF WORK: Lexington VA Medical Center owns a Cepheid GeneXpert System and only seeks to procure the required reagents and collection supplies necessary to meet its annual needs. No options were considered.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and submit pertinent documentation supporting capability by Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 5pm CST to: sascha.hertslet@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or

otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use

information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any

organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed

to allow the Government to determine the organization s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents

are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information

received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information received or provide feedback

to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However,

responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Determination by the

Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is

solely within the discretion of the Government.