6550--BIOFIRE TORCH

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 intends to award a sole source award to bioMérieux for the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC, 27705. It is the Government s belief that the proposed candidate is the sole source provider of the FilmArray Torch system and all associated products. This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these services are highly specialized are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract, to bioMérieux, 515 Colorow Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84108. FILMARRAY TORCH SYSTEM BASE BOX, HTFA-ASY-0001, 1.00 Each FILMARRAY TORCH DUPLEX MODULE BOX - HTFA-ASY-0002, 3.00 Each FILMARRAY TORCH MODULE BOX - HTFAASY-0003, 8.00 Each BIOFIRE TORCH BASE MFG WARRANTY 4706469, 1.00 Year BIOFIRE TORCH MFG WARRANTY 4706471, 1.00 Year This announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it can meet the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contracting Officer, LaToya Glover via e-mail at [email protected] by Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 10:00AM (EST). Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.