6550--Intent to Sole Source - Cepheid Reagents (Base plus 4) Cincinnati VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract with a five-year ordering period to Cepheid for the procurement of reagents and consumables for the Cepheid GeneXpert System. The contract will be used to acquire commercial reagents and consumables, including XPRS4PLEX-10 and XPRSTREPA-10 kits. The contractor must provide these supplies at the level of quality required because they are unique or highly specialized. • The contract is for a five-year ordering period. • The contractor must provide commercial reagents and consumables, including XPRS4PLEX-10 and XPRSTREPA-10 kits. • The contractor must provide these supplies at the level of quality required because they are unique or highly specialized. • The contract is being conducted under Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. • The government does not anticipate receiving responses to this notice, but interested parties who disagree with this action may submit a letter of interest.