6640--Equipment: Blood Culture Instrumentation and Analytical system

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 8, Bay Pines VA Healthcare Systems, C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price sole source Contract to Biomerieux, Inc., a large business, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i)-Only One Source Reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreement, brand name or industrial mobilization) to procure: one (1) VIRTUO A- Clinical System; two (2) Mylar Instrument Interface; one (1) VIRTUO Optimized Integration; and one (1) VIRTUO B Clinical System. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 333314 Laboratory analytical optical instruments (e.g., microscopes) manufacturing". This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquires will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NOTE: INTERESTED VENDORS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE ON OR BEFORE 28 October 2021, 12:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time (EST). Questions and persons may identify their interest and capability by responding to the Contract Specialist using the email link provided. Telephone requests for information or questions will NOT be accepted. Please email requests or questions to Christina Blevins, no later than 28 October 2021, 12:00 P.M. EST, at the following e-mail address: [email protected] and ensure that the subject line includes: Solicitation No. 36C248-22-Q-0097, the company name and DUNS #.