Notice of Intent to Sole Source

The Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) intends to award a sole source purchase order under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), due to only one source being available to meet the Government's needs, to the Hologic Limited Partnership, 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752-3020.

The requirement is for 1 Thin Prep T5000 Processor; provides continuous hands-free processing of Thin Prep Pap, Non-Gyn or UroCycle samples with up to 45 minutes of walkaway time leaving operators free to focus on other tasks. The Thin Prep T5000 Processor is the only small batch processor available for Thin Prep Gynecological and Non-Gynecological specimens; it supports a batch of 1 to 20 samples for Thin Prep Gynecological and Non-Gynecological specimens; and it provides the capability to make multiple slides from the same Thin Prep Non-Gynecological specimen vial.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.
Capability statements are due by 04:00 PM Pacific Time, September 12, 2016. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: [email protected]