6640--Intent to Sole Source Clear Lab Reagent Kits

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City VA Healthcare System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Clear Labs for Clear Dx Reagent kits with Clear Lab software access, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. Investigators at the Iowa City HCS with joint appointments at the University of Iowa Hygienic lab are using a Clear Labs Clear Dx Instrument for Covid genomic sequencing. Clear Dx Reagent kits with Clear Lab software access are needed for data compatibility and integrity in ongoing research projects. The Clear Dx Instrument is a proprietary system, and the Reagent kits are the only known ones compatible with the proprietary system. Clear Labs is the manufacturer and the only known distributor of Clear Lab Reagents. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotes; however, any responsible source who can provide an equivalent product with the features described above, and who is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller of all the items listed above, may submit a capability statement to the contracting office no later than Friday, September 16, 2022, 3:00 PM, EDT. Interest/capability statements which specifically detail how your product meets the requirement may be sent to Shannon Hukriede at [email protected]. No telephone responses will be accepted. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.