DH10--ABBOTT RALS LIAT EPOC LICENSES

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price Purchase Order with Abbott Rapid Diagnostic Informatics, Inc. This will be a Base Plus Four contract with a period of performance of 11/19/2020- 11/18/2021. The procurement is for Roche Cobas Liat and Siemens EPOC Blood Analysis Middleware systems, adding them to the existing RALS System already in use by Puget Sound HCS. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541512. Abbott Rapid Diagnostic Informatics, Inc. has sole proprietary rights to the software and is registered in VETBIZ. This procurement will be made under the authority of Title 38 U.S.C. 8127 and implemented under VAAR 813.106-1(i.) The anticipated date of award is 11/19/2020. This requirement is for: Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Healthcare 1660 South Columbian Way. Seattle, WA 98108 This notice satisfies the requirement at FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available. Any responses received will only be considered for the purposes of determining the marketplace for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted. This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.