65--Blood Products/Fee Testing Contract

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 intends to establish a firm fixed price contract with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center - San Antonio, Texas. The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Hospital, San Antonio, TX, Pathology/Laboratory Medicine Dept. has a requirement for laboratory fee testing services and the delivery of blood and blood products 7 days a week/24 hours a day. Deliveries for emergency shall be provided within 60 minutes of notification. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 USC §253(c) (5), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 6.302-1 only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. NAICS code 621991. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to the Contracting Specialist, [email protected] no later than August 29, 2014, 11am CDT. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. If no valid responses are received, the South Texas Veterans Health Care System will proceed with the intended sole source contract.