Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 PURPOSE The purpose is to procure multiple items and reagents needed by the Microbiology Laboratory for Molecular testing for patient care. QUANTITY 180 REAGENT, MICRO ANALYZER, DETECTION, MRSA, XPERT, KIT, (120 TESTS/KIT) 168 REAGENT, MICRO ANALYZER, DETECTION, C DIFFICILE/EPI, XPERT, (10 TESTS/KIT) 24 KIT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING, AMPLIFICATION, MTB/RIF, XPERT, (10 TESTS/KIT) 120 KIT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING, CT/GC, CARTRIDGE, 3 CONTROLS, (10 TESTS/KIT) 12 CXCARBAR-10, (10 TESTS/KIT) 70 KIT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING, FLU A/B AND 2009 H1N1XPERT, (10 TESTS/KIT) SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS Molecular reagents and supplies necessary for patient testing with set delivery dates as detailed in the delivery schedule included with the acquisition plan. DELIVERY Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center ATTN: TBD 2002 Holcombe Blvd Bldg. 100, 3rd Floor, Microbiology, Room 3A-130 Houston, TX 77030 DELIVERY SCHEDULE The following item needs to be delivered on the 1st of every month starting January 1, 2017: Catalog # Qty. Description GXMRSA-120 8 REAGENT, MICRO ANALYZER, DETECTION, MRSA, XPERT, KIT, (120 TESTS/KIT) GXCDIF/Epi-10 7 REAGENT, MICRO ANALYZER, DETECTION, C DIFFICILE/EPI, XPERT, (10 TESTS/KIT) GXMTB-RIF-US-10 1 KIT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING, AMPLIFICATION, MTB/RIF, XPERT, (10 TESTS/KIT) GXCT/NG-10 5 KIT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING, CT/GC, CARTRIDGE, 3 CONTROLS, (10 TESTS/KIT) CXCARBAR-10 1 CXCARBAR-10, (10 TESTS/KIT) The following items need to be delivered on the 15th of every month starting January 15, 2017: Catalog # Qty. Description GXMRSA-120 7 REAGENT, MICRO ANALYZER, DETECTION, MRSA, XPERT, KIT, (120 TESTS/KIT) GXCDIF/Epi-10 7 REAGENT, MICRO ANALYZER, DETECTION, C DIFFICILE/EPI, XPERT, (10 TESTS/KIT) GXMTB-RIF-US-10 1 KIT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING, AMPLIFICATION, MTB/RIF, XPERT, (10 TESTS/KIT) GXCT/NG-10 5 KIT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING, CT/GC, CARTRIDGE, 3 CONTROLS, (10 TESTS/KIT) The following item needs to be delivered on the 1st and 15th of October, November, December, January, and February: Catalog # Qty. Description GXFLU/10A 7 KIT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING, FLU A/B AND 2009 H1N1XPERT, (10 TESTS/KIT) REQUESTED RESPONSES: The intent of this Request for Information (RFI) is to establish sources in order to define the procurement strategy. Interested contractors are requested to respond in accordance with the following Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing the listed products. Please cite business size status in the response. Please respond to this RFI if you are capable of providing supplies that can be determined to be EQUIVALENT to the products listed in the quantity section above. CONTACT INFORMATION AND RESPONSE DUE DATE: Please email all responses to [email protected]. Please respond to this RFI no later than Friday, December 16, 2016 no later than 5 PM CT.

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