J--FilmArray System Preventative Maintenance & Service

The VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with BioFire Diagnostics, LLC to provide an extended warranty to include equipment preventative maintenance and emergency repair of the FilmArray System for the following facilities: Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois (Hines) Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Milwaukee) William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin (Madison) Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, Illinois (FHCC) VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, Illinois (Danville) This is a purchase for a base year contract plus four (4) one (1) year option periods. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1: Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Contract is firm fixed price and the NAICS Code is 811219. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its services, as well as references from other customers who are using these services to provide FilmArray System Preventative Maintenance and Services to the Contracting Officer within seven (7) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information must be sent to: Leikiesha Williams Preferred Method email: [email protected] Alternate Method: Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) Southern Tier 115 South 84th St, Suite 101, Milwaukee, WI, 53214 or or via fax 414-844-4890 Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the GLAC will proceed with the sole source negotiation with BioFire Diagnostics, LLC.