The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 17 Network Contracting Activity, intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract with UT Health Center at Tyler 11937 US HWY 271 Tyler, Texas 75708 for specialized laboratory testing services. Location is the Dallas Veterans Health Care System 4500 S. Lancaster Rd. Dallas, Texas 75216-7167. NAICS 621511 applies. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253 (c) (1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 6.302-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). The described services is for UT Health Center at Tyler existing equipment currently in use at the Dallas VA Medical Center and only UT Health Center at Tyler can fulfill this requirement. No other company is expected to respond to the requirement UT Health Center at Tyler, is the sole proprietary manufacturer and does not use distributors or sub-license any portion of the product. Period of Performance shall be from 1 October 2014 - 30 September 2015 with possible option years. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to the Contracting Specialist, [email protected] no later than September 30, 2014, 12pm CDT. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. CPT Code Test Description Test Cost 87184/87186 M. fortuitum, M. chelonae, M. smegmatis 87184/87186 Nocardia species 87184/87186 Other Aerobic Actinomycetes 87186 M. marinum 87186 M. avium complex 87186 M. kansasii 87186 Other slowly growing species 87186 Special Susceptibility Testing 83890, 83892, 83894, 83898, 83912 PCR INDENTIFICATION, Aerobic Actinomycetes 87077 Isolation of organism from mixed culture

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