Q301--Abbott I-Stat Cost Per Test for Creatinine and Troponin Testing
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C25725Q0021
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 17
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- Q301 Reference Laboratory Testing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, has issued a Special Notice for the procurement of Creatinine and Troponin Cost Per Test Reagent Agreement, including i-STAT instruments, service, and supplies. The agency intends to award a Firm-Fixed priced, Base plus (4) Option Year contract to Abbott Laboratories, Inc. using their GSA Contract.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to procure the necessary services and consumables for the VA North Texas Health Care System's Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services. Due to the proprietary nature of the i-STAT instrumentation, the services can only be provided by Abbott Laboratories, Inc., the sole source of technical support and the exclusive OEM parts supplier. The response date for this opportunity is September 20, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Only Certified Abbott Laboratories, Inc. Field Service Engineers are qualified to work on the i-STAT equipment, and the government-leased instrumentation must be utilized to ensure best value to the taxpayer and avoid potential delays in patient care.
Notice text
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network
Contracting Office (NCO) 17, intends to award a Firm-Fixed priced, Base plus (4)
Option Year contract to Abbott Laboratories, Inc. using their GSA Contract for procurement of the following services:
Creatinine and Troponin Cost Per Test Reagent Agreement to include i-STAT instruments, service, and supplies.
To avoid any wastage in resources, the services can only be conducted by Abbott Laboratories, Inc., as they are the sole source of supplying Technical Support for their instruments. Only Abbott Laboratories, Inc. trained and authorized service technicians are qualified to work on this equipment. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. is both the manufacturer and exclusive OEM parts supplier for instrumentation supporting their anatomical pathology equipment.
The Abbott Laboratories, Inc. instrumentation is government leased and, to procure a new instrumentation to accommodate different servicing would not provide best value to the taxpayer, and more importantly could potentially delay patient care.
These consumables will be used at the VA North Texas Health Care System (VANTHCS) facilities, as part of the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services, located at the Dallas VA Medical Center. Due to the proprietary nature of the instrumentation, it is essential that only Certified Abbott Laboratories, Inc. Field Service Engineer s (FSE) work on the i-STAT instrumentation.
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C25725Q0021.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Q301--Abbott I-Stat Cost Per Test for Creatinine and Troponin Testing | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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