# Intent to Sole Source: Mycobacterial Liquid Culture and Susceptibility Testing Cost Per Test

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- Solicitation number: 36C25224Q0400
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Awarded to Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 252-Network Contract Office 12 (36C252)
- NAICS: 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 6550 In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets
- First posted: April 3, 2024
- Last posted: April 3, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d06f499bfc2d4b8e9fd2c699d85641ee/view

## Description

The VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Diagnostics of Sparks, MD to provide FDA Approved Cost Per Test BACTEC MGIT 960 for Clement J Zablocki VAMC in Milwaukee, WI. This procurement is being conducted in accordance FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements.

Contract is firm fixed price and the NAICS Code is 325413. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitations documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service, to the Contracting Officer within seven (7) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis.

Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information must be sent to the Contracting Officer, VAMC GLAC, 115 S. 84th Street, Suite 101, Milwaukee WI 53214 or via fax to (414) 844-4888. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the GLAC will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Diagnostics.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Becton, Dickinson and Company (UEI DP4CNEMUF5F3)
- Contract: 36C25224D0063
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Not Competed, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C25224Q0400 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C252 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_36C25224D0063_3600/


## Publications

- April 3, 2024: Special notice, due April 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT. Notice d06f499bfc2d4b8e9fd2c699d85641ee. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d06f499bfc2d4b8e9fd2c699d85641ee/view

## Points of contact

- Teresa Beers, Contract Specialist, teresa.beers@va.gov, 414-844-4865

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