SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Intent Notice - Sole source award of VISN 16 short-term BPA to BioMerieux, Inc. for Blood Culture
- Notice Date
- 2/19/2020 8:53:09 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) RIDGELAND MS 39157 USA
- ZIP Code
- 39157
- Archive Date
- 03/20/2020
- Point of Contact
- Sheila ReedContracting Officer501-257-1053
- E-Mail Address
-
Sheila.reed@va.gov
(Sheila.reed@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT. The Department of Veterans Affairs, South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16) intends to solicit and negotiate a sole-source, firm fixed price VISN-wide BPA (Blanket Purchase Agreement) with BioMerieux, Inc., 100 Rodolphe Street, Durham, NC 27712 in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The BPA will be effective April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021 with an option extend an additional 6 months. This short-term BPA is needed to ensure uninterrupted patient testing while the requirements package for a long-term, competitive RFQ can be developed, submitted, solicited, evaluated and awarded. This BPA is for the continued usage of contractor-owned equipment currently on-site at VISN 16 Medical Centers and CBOCs (Community Based Outpatient Clinics), reagents, consumables, supplies needed to produce a CPRR (cost-per-reportable result). VA personnel utilize the equipment and reagents to perform patient Automated Microbiological Blood Culture testing. Personnel are trained on this equipment; test menus are developed and the equipment is on-site. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This is for informational purposes only and is not be construed as a commitment by the Government. This notice is NOT a request for competitive offers. No solicitation is available and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. Any information submitted in response to this notice of intent is strictly voluntary and at no cost or obligation to the Government.
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- Record
- SN05565196-F 20200221/200219230139 (samdaily.us)
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