6550--NOISS -- Roche Cobas - 3/YR: 10/7/23 - 10/6/26

Notice of Intent to Sole Source ROCHE COBAS CPT See SOW Pre-solicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source Pre-Solicitation Notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Roche Diagnostic Corp. 9115 Hague Road, P.O. Box 50457, Indianapolis, IN 46250-0457: UIE: JDMDFEZBYH36. The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain ROCHE COBAS CPT, for backup equipment, reagents and testing supplies. POP will be 11/7/23 11/6/26 and FOB destination. Roche Diagnostic Corp is the only contractor that can provide the ROCHE COBAS 5800 for a backup analyzer along with the sole distributor for all reagents and consumables, this acquisition will not be competed. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities SAM.gov. The NAICS is 325413. The size standard is 1,250 employees. The PSC/FSC is 6550. This procurement is subject to prohibitions in VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items and in 852.212-72 Gray Market and Counterfeit Items. The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may contact the Contract Specialist by email at Julie.Lemire@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.