65--Cost Per Reportable Result, Tosoh Equipment Rental

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 Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. for procurement of the following supplies/services: Line Item 0001: Cost per Reportable Result, inclusive of the following: Instruments, Service, Support, Supplies and Reagents - Rental of G8 - with 90 Sample Loader Rental of G8 - with 290 Sample Loader Elution Buffer #1, Part Number: 021956 Elution Buffer #2, Part Number: 021957 Elution Buffer #3, Part Number: 021958 Hemolysis/Wash, Part Number: 018431US TSK Gel, G8 Column, Part Number: 021955 A1C Calibrator, Part Number: 018767 Thermal Paper, Part Number: 019563 Filter Element, Part Number: 021600 Sample Vials, Part Number: 018581 Line Filter/Buffer Lines, Part Number: 018723 Estimated Quantity: 5500 per Month Unit: MO Quantity: 12 Location: Department of Veterans Affairs South Texas Veterans Health Care System 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78229-4404 Line Item 1001: Option Year I, Unit: MO, Quantity: 12 Line Item 2001: Option Year II, Unit: MO, Quantity: 12 Line Item 3001: Option Year III, Unit: MO, Quantity: 12 Line Item 4001: Option Year IV, Unit: MO, Quantity: 12 The proposed sole source procurement is being made by a GSA FSS pricing agreement with Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. 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 5 days from the publication of this notice, an order will be issued to Tosoh 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 8.405-6 - Limited Sources. 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.