THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. No solicitation will be issued. This is a notice of intent to modify a sole source contract in accordance to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), authorized or required by statue. This modification is for option year 3 and option Year 4. The VISN 17 Network Contracting Office intends to add a new CLIN for MRSA test kit which is referred as Item number GXMRSA-NXG-10 (10 tests/ kit) with Cepheid Company 904 CARIBBEAN DR, SUNNYVALE, CA 94089. The procurement will be for the VA Amarillo Medical Center (VAMC) at 6010 W Amarillo Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106. The estimated amount is $54950.00 for each option year for the remaining two option years. The Government believes that Cepheid Company is the only company that can satisfy the agency requirements.  Therefore, the Government intends to proceed with sole source procurement for this requirement. To the best of our knowledge Cepheid Company is the only source that provides the indicated test. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516 and the size standard is 1000 employees. This is not a request for proposals; however, an interested party may e-mail a written capability statement for this required item, which shall not exceed four (4) pages in length. Interested parties may submit their capability statement, which may or may not be considered by the agency via email to [email protected] no later than 4:00 PM EASTERN on January 28th, 2020. If no responses are received, the Amarillo VA Medical Center will proceed with sole source procurement with Cepheid Company.

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