65--MRSA Kits - 10 SOLE SOURCE NOTICE

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 10 Dayton Contract office intends make a sole source award to Cepheid, a Small Business, for the purchase of twelve (12) Genexpert MRSA test kits. The Statutory authority for this sole source purchase is Title 10 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented in the FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). The applicable NAICS Code is 541380 with a size standard of $12.0 million dollars. A Justification and Approval to procure using other than full and open competition is available upon request. Any interested parties, other than Cepheid. A pre-solicitation notice will be publicized shortly, to advertise a competitive acquisition for these services. Interested parties may contact the e-mail address below no later than December 7, 2009 at 9:00 am EST. All interested parties, must be registered in Central Contracting Registration (CCR) database. This notice is for informational purposes only. ***No response to this special notice is necessary*** Questions may be directed to Shelley Allen, Contracting Specialist via e-mail at [email protected].