6640--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Blood Gas cobas b221 Reagent Rental Agreement
ID: 36C25925Q0047Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFNETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 19 (36C259)Greenwood Village, CO, 80111, USA

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

PSC

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (6640)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/d6717af1da394c4bb261ddd2de6119d3/view
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    Description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to award a sole source contract for a Blood Gas Reagent Rental Agreement with Roche Diagnostics Corporation. This procurement involves the rental of cobas b211 blood gas analyzers, along with maintenance, reagents, quality control supplies, and troubleshooting support for the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center and Ernest Childers VA Health Care Center, ensuring uninterrupted patient testing during the transition to a new long-term contract. Roche Diagnostics is the sole manufacturer and service provider for the cobas b211 analyzers, making competitive bidding unfeasible. Interested parties are invited to express their capabilities by 9:00 AM Mountain Time on October 28, 2024, although this notice is not a request for competitive quotes. For further inquiries, contact Tania Urenda at tania.urenda@va.gov or call 303-712-5730.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Tania UrendaContracting Officer
    (303) 712-5730
    tania.urenda@va.gov
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    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plans to award a sole source contract for a Blood Gas Reagent Rental Agreement with Roche Diagnostics Corporation. This procurement involves the rental of cobas b211 blood gas analyzers, including maintenance, reagents, quality control supplies, and troubleshooting support for the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center and Ernest Childers VA Health Care Center. The agreement, effective from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025, will ensure continuous patient testing during the transition to a new long-term contract. Roche Diagnostics is the sole manufacturer and service provider of the cobas b211 analyzers, making competition unfeasible. The notice invites interested parties to express their capabilities by the response deadline of 9:00 AM Mountain Time on October 28, 2024, although it emphasizes that this is not a request for competitive quotes. The agency retains the discretion to determine whether to pursue competitive options based on the responses received.
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