66--Intent to award a sole source contract Biomerieux Inc., Durham, NC

The VA North Texas Health Care System intends to negotiate a four-year cost per test contract on a sole source basis in accordance with 10 USC 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source. The Biomerieux reagents are items 259797 BacT/Alert MP, 259789 BacT/Alert SA, and 259790 BacT/Alert SN, for use on BacT/Alert 3D microbial detection system to perform blood culture and AFB culture testing. The North American Industry Classification System for this acquisition is 325413, small business size standard: 500 employees. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. However, the government will consider all responses received within 5 days of publication. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Questions shall be submitted electronically to [email protected].