Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, NCO 10 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 following items listed below. The associated NAICS code for this is 334516. The vendor will be Roche Diagnostics Corp., 9115 Hague Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256. Description of equipment requirements: Description Material Number Estimated QTY COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Test v2.0 5212308190 40 COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HCV Test v2.0 5480442190 135 HSV Probe 1 5883440001 8 HSV Probe 2 5883458001 8 HSV Primer 5883466001 8 Probe C-3 5883482001 8 Faststart DNA Master Hybridization Probes M Grade 3383393001 8 LightCycler Factor V Leiden Kit v2.0 4618777001 8 LightCycler Factor II (Prothrombin) G20210A Kit v2.0 4618955001 8 Color Compensation Kit 12158850001 1 LC Herpes Simplex Virus1/2 Recovery Template 3355624001 2 LC Herpes Simplex Virus1/2 Template DNA 3355616001 2 LightCycler Capillaries 4929292001 16 A firm fixed price contract with 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 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 must be received no later than 4:30 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Kellie Konopinski Contracting Officer (734) 222-4330 [email protected]

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