VA240C-17-P-0258 Lab Bacterial ID and Sensitivity Analyzer

Added: Jul 14, 2017 10:06 am NOTICE OF INTENT TO NEGOTIATE A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT



This is a notice of intent to negotiate a sole-source purchase order pursuant to Federal Acquisition regulation (FAR) 13.106-1 (b) (1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition Threshold.



The Government intends to negotiate a contract with bioMerieux, Inc., 100 Rodolphe St., Durham, NC 27712, for the Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration,

Service Area Office (SAO) Central, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 23, Saint Cloud VAMC, 4801 Veterans Drive, Building 14, St. Cloud, MN 56303 who has a requirement for the following VITEK System which is required to be compatible with current stock of VITEK reagent cards:



Item Number

Item Description

Quantity

4700565

VC MYLA SYSTEM

1

4700733

VC- VITEK2 COMPACT 30-CLINICAL

1

4702710

Myla® Enhanced Warranty

1

WE-27670

Warranty Enhance-Vitek 2 Compact 30

1

29850

Connectivity Services

1





Responses to this notice must be provided by 12:00pm Central Time on 07/18/2017. Vendors who believe

they can meet this requirement are required to submit in writing an affirmative response demonstrating an

ability to provide the required supplies. All written responses must include a written narrative statement

of capability, including detailed technical information demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement.



The response must be sufficient to permit agency analysis to establish a bona fide capability to meet the

requirement. Failure to submit such documentation will result in the Government proceeding as

previously stated. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based

upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Affirmative written

responses must be received no later than 12:00pm Central Time, July 18, 2017. The responses must be

submitted via e-mail to Brian O Boyle, Contract Specialist, at Brian.OBoyle@va.gov.