66--MagNA Pure 96 Instrument IVD

Special Notice - Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 17, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Roche Diagnostics Corporation, for procurement of the following supplies: Line Item 0001 - MagNA Pure 96 Instrument IVD (Qty: 1, UOM: EA) The proposed sole source procurement is being made via Open Market with Roche Diagnostics Corporation. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice; however, any offers received may be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 3 days from the publication of this notice, an order will be issued to Roche Diagnostics Corporation without further notice. The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 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. Notice: the POC for this notice does not have a Federal Business Opportunities registration account. The POC does not have any visibility to the "Interested Vendors List" tab within the notice. Interested firms must respond directly to the POC email address listed in the notice for consideration. POC Email Address: [email protected]