Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Modification The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced modification to SLMP, LLC (StatLab), to increase the existing IDIQ ceiling for the procurement of additional supplies for cytology, anatomic pathology, and histology testing on the Sakura VIP 6 AI. The increased supplies will include Pad-Formalizer-Small and Coverglass 24x50. The increased testing is for the VA North Texas Healthcare System, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX 75216. The modification will be made by a pricing agreement with StatLab, based upon pricing from previous contracts and GSA pricing. The requesting activity states this need is due to increased testing supply usage caused by new VA initiatives and increased processing of patient samples. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A modification or new contract award will not be awarded based on an offer received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within five (5) days from the publication of this notice, a modification will be issued to StatLab, without any further notice. The anticipated statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Needs.

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