Notice of GSA e-Buy posting

This special notice is posted of the Government's intent to exercise an option under delivery order N00183-12-F-0573 issued for a base plus 3 option years for maintenance of Ventana Medical Systems analyzers against GSA contract GS-24F-0043M in effect at time of award 25 September 2012 with the contract expiration date of 04 July 2017. Pending the verification of the current status of the GSA contract by the GSA contracting officer, the Government intends to exercise the option and include clauses in the event it is determined the GSA contract is no longer valid. This action is necesarry to ensure uninterrupted services that might otherwise impact patient care.