NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 10, Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source for the deliverables outlined below. The associated NAICS code for this is 334516. The business size is 1,000 employees. The vendor will be ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION. The Contractor shall provide all of the below supplies to the VA Medical Center located at 1481 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2803. Description of requirement: Item # Description Part Number Qty 1 cobas® 4800 MRSA Amplification/Detection Kit 06768113190 As Needed  2 cobas® 4800 MRSA Amplification/Detection Kit 06768172190 47 3 cobas® 4800 MRSAControl 06768288190 12 4 cobas® 4800 Lysis 06768270190 As Needed  5 cobas® 4800 Lysis 06768253190 49 6 cobas® 4800 Mixed Batch Control 06768318190 8 7 Copan Mswab 07007248190 As Needed  8 White Cap Mswab Bag/100 07033893001 As Needed  9 4800 BRAF Amplification/Detection Kit 05985579190 7 10 4800 EGFR V2 Amplification/Detection Kit 07248563190 7 11 KIT COBAS® 4800 HSV 1&2 AMP/DET 80T CEIVD 06768199190 5 12 KIT COBAS® 4800 HSV 1&2 AMP/DET240T CEIVD 06768202190 1 13 KIT COBAS® 4800 HSV 1/2 CONTROLS IVD 06768296190 3 14 DNA Isolation Kit 5985536190 19 A firm fixed price contract with no option years is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses shall include: (1) Business Name and Address, (2) GSA Contract Number, (3) Point of Contact Name, Phone Number and E-mail Address (4) DUNS and NAICS code (5) Business Size (6) Type of Business SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED, VETERAN OWNED, 8A, HUBZone, WOMEN-OWNED etc. Responses shall be submitted to John Saunders, Contracting Officer, at [email protected] no-later-than Thursday, March 30, at 4:30pm EST.

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