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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 09, 2018 FBO #6225
SOURCES SOUGHT

65 -- Cepheid Reagents for Cincinnati VAMC

Notice Date

12/7/2018
 

Notice Type

Synopsis
 

NAICS

325413 — In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10;260 E. University Avenue;Cincinnati OH 45219
 

ZIP Code

45219
 

Solicitation Number

36C25019Q0197
 

Response Due

12/21/2018
 

Archive Date

2/19/2019
 

Point of Contact

Ronetta Sweeney
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a Sources Sought (SS) Notice only, not a solicitation announcement and should not be considered as such. There is no solicitation available at this time. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this SS, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. This SS does not constitute a commitment by the Government. Any information provided in response to this market survey will be used for informational purposes only and will not be released. Vendor participation is not a promise of future business with the Government. The purpose of this SS is to conduct Market Research to determine an acquisition strategy for the establishment of Cepheid Reagents for an IDIQ base year plus four (4) option years contract. Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service needs to procure reagents and consumables for the Cepheid GeneXpert System currently used at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service. This analyzer performs C. difficile, N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis, Factor II & Factor V, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Flu testing. Only cartridges manufactured by Cepheid will work with this analyzer. It is proprietary in nature and the configuration is such that only a specific cartridge will fit into the analyzer. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10, is conducting market research to determine if there are any Large Businesses and if there are a sufficient number of Small Businesses capable of performing the requirements to warrant a set-aside. The proposed solicitation is to furnish all materials, labor, equipment and transportation required to provide supplies to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Cleveland VA Medical Center. Contractor shall also comply with any other federal, state, and local laws applicable to the industry. Potential sources must demonstrate experience and knowledge of required services and capability to provide such services. Potential sources should submit: business name and address; point of contact; business size, and any applicable business socio-economic category; capability statement; provide information for recent and relevant projects similar in nature; DUNS number; contract number if applicable; and brochure of equipment. The NAICS code for this procurement is 325413 and the small business size standard is 1,250 employees. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to Ronetta Sweeney at Ronetta.Sweeney@va.gov. Enter RFQ 36C25019Q0197/ Cepheid Reagents Cincinnati VAMC in the email subject line. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 2:00 p.m. EST, Friday, December 21, 2018. This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. THE VA IS NOT SEEKING PRICING OR OFFERS OF ANY KIND. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that the market research for this acquisition will result in a particular set-aside or sole source award, or any other guarantee of award strategy. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (07-DEC-2018); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/CiVAMC/VAMCCO80220/36C25019Q0197/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Cincinnati VA Medical Center;3200 Vine Street;Cincinnati, Ohio

Zip Code: 45220

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05169115-F 20181209/181207230013 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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