Path & Lab Urinalysis Contract
The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, Puerto Rico intends to negotiate a commercial (FAR Part 12) Large Business Sole Source contract with Beckman Coulter, Inc. 250 S. Kraemer Blvd., P.O. Box 8000, Brea, CA 92821-6232, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 Only one Responsible Source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government anticipates that the program requirement will be fulfilled via a Firm Fixed Price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 16.202.
The VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) is requesting a cost per reportable test contract for two (2) Sprint Automated Urinalysis Systems and Starter Packs of consumables for an Automated Urine Chemistry Analyzer. The analyzer must include an automated urine chemistry instrument to perform measurements of urine chemical constituents utilizing test strips and a urine microscopy analyzer system that performs image processing. Consumables on a Cost per Reportable shall include the equipment, service and consumables (reagents, controls, and calibrators) necessaries to operate the systems. Loader and Unloader racks for one (1) iQ200 Sprint Systems for San Juan and two (2) Elite Systems and starter packs of consumables. The Vendor shall provide an automated system for the chemistry and microscopic analysis of urine specimens in San Juan, Puerto Rico in addition to a backup system of the same model. Also, the same model analyzers will be provided for the Ponce Outpatient Clinic and Mayaguez Outpatient Clinic in Puerto Rico.
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THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This notice does not constitute an invitation for bids or a Request for Proposal (RFP) and is not a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure subject services. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this notification. No solicitation package is available. Interested persons may identify their capability to respond to these requirements by Monday 12 June 2014 in or before 1600/4:00PM local Puerto Rico Time/Atlantic Standard Time. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government in accordance with FAR Part 6. The Government will use the information received to determine whether other sources are available and capable of satisfying this requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted in writing by e-mail at [email protected]. The NAICS code is 325413.
Jose R. Sierra-Colon
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