Tigris system service & support with proclex assays & reagents

Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) intends to award a sole source purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1) (i), due to only one source being available to meet the Government's needs, to

GRIFOLS DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS
4560 Horton Street
Emeryville, California 94608

The requirement is for Tigris System Service and Support with Procleix Assays & Reagents. The following items are needed:

Item # Description Qty
001 Ultrio 1K Kits 4
002 West Nile Virus 5K Kits 1

The objective of this sole source award is to procure Procleix Tigris Medical Assays and Regents for the existing TIGRIS System. Due to warranty provisions and to avoid potential damage to the analyzer (and test results), only Procleix Ultrio and Procleix WNV Assays are to be used. Sole source is based on proprietary reasons in that Grifols Diagnostic Solutions Inc. is of a proprietary nature. Due to the proprietary nature of this reagents and supplies, no other company was found that could provide the test kits should a problem arise.

Direct Drop shipments to US Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan for ten (10) month period of performance
Period of Performance: October 1, 2016 to July 31, 2017
The NAICS code for this requirement is 325412; the large business size standard is 750.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed 7 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.

Capability statements are due by 10:00 AM Local Time, 19 September, 2016. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: uyen.t.tran6.civ@mail.mil. The email subject line shall state: "Naval Medical Center San Diego, Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Tigris System Service & Support with Procleix Assays & Reagents"

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED