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36C25725Q0267.docx | DOCX | Jan 30, 2025 |
6640--STVHCS - Automated Blood Bank Analyzer - Cost Per Test
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Special Notice Special Notice Page 5 of 5 *= Required Field Special Notice Page 1 of 5 Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics for an Automated Blood bank analyzer as part of a Cost per test agreement that includes the...
View moreThe Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics for an automated blood bank analyzer. This requirement is being fulfilled as a cost-per-test agreement supporting the South Texas Veterans Health Care System at the Audie L. Murphy Division in San Antonio, Texas. The procurement includes the Ortho Vision Analyzer with an uninterruptible power supply, full coverage service agreements, an external drain kit, specialized furniture, and peripheral hardware such as a Lexmark printer and barcode reader. The scope of work also encompasses the Ortho Connect Lab Management Software, training for key operators, and a recurring delivery schedule for various reagents and controls—including 0.8% Resolve, Surg, Affirmagen, and Alba Q Check kits—running through June 2026.
This Special Notice identifies the government’s intent to pursue a sole source award under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as the vendor is identified as the only source capable of providing a direct replacement for the current analyzer instrumentation and the required linearity supplies. The acquisition is categorized under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and PSC 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. Although this is not a formal request for quotations, the agency will consider capability statements or proposals from responsible sources received by the deadline of February 7, 2025, to determine if a more advantageous source is available. Reference solicitation number 36C25725Q0267 for this action, which includes one attached document.
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