Vitek Compact Analyzer Upgrade

Added: Sep 26, 2016 11:12 am Intend to Award Sole Source to: BioMerieux, Inc.

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.



The Department of Veterans Affairs, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center intends to award a firm fixed price sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source to:



BioMerieux, Inc.

100 Rodolphe St.

Durham, NC 27712



The objective of this sole source award is to acquire an upgrade to Vitek II Compact Analyzer and MYLA System Software. Sole source is based on only one responsible source as BioMerieux, Inc. is the manufacturer of Vitek II Compact Analyzer and MYLA System Software.



The NAICS Code for this requirement is 334516; the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.



This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. All information received by 12:00PM EST on September 29, 2106 may be considered by the Government. Responses shall be submitted to Michael Tempero, Contract Specialist at Michael.Tempero@va.gov. The email subject line shall state, "Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center", "Intent to Sole Source to BioMerieux, Inc.". A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.