12-17 June 2025 Special Notice of Intent - Diasorin Liaison XL (VA-25-00081995)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE I. The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, located at Galleria Financial Center, 5075 Westheimer Rd, Ste 750, Houston, TX 77030, intends to solicit and award a Sole Source, Firm-Fixed-Price to one Small Business (SB) source, Diasorin, Inc. Located at 1951 Northwestern Ave, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082-7536. This will be for Alexandria VA Health Care System, 2495 Shreveport HWY 71, Pineville, LA 71360. Diasorin, Inc is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the government equipment. Responses must be received no later than Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 10:00AM EST. Description Product Description Quantity Liaison XL Analysis Chemiluminescence Laboratory Diagnostic Analyzer 1 II. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The size standard is 1000 employees. III. This purchase will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and is implemented in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(2), for restricting competition since only one responsible source is available. Responses to this notice are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement. This machine must be cleared by FDA to perform QuantiFERON testing. IV. The estimated award date is Jun 25, 2025. V. Please note, this is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals and is being posted for informational purposes only. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. If no responses are received, the Contracting Office will proceed with the sole source negotiation with. Diasorin, Inc. Interested contractors shall provide the following information as an attachment to your response: 1. Identify any other companies owned (wholly or in-part) by the owners of this business who provide goods or services under the same or a related NAICS codes. Contractors shall provide their point(s) of contact name, address, telephone number, and email address, and the company's business size, and SAM Unique Entity Identification Number. 2. Is your company a small business, SDBs, HUBZone, or 8A concern? Please provide proof of qualifications. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code: 334516? 3. Do you plan on responding to a solicitation for this requirement with a Joint Venture utilizing multiple owned companies as majority or non-majority owner? Yes ___No ___ If yes, please identify which companies you are considering a Joint Venture and the ownership of each company. 4. Do you have an existing BPA s, GSA or VA, Federal Supply Schedule contract to procure the product being requested, please include the contract details in your response. 5. Do you (Contractor) manufacture the product itself or a distributor of the items being researched above? 6. Are you an authorized distributor/reseller? Provide evidence from original equipment manufacturer (OEM). 7. Do you (Contractor) supply a product manufactured by another domestic small business, if it is a nonmanufacturer? 8. Do you (Contractor) supply the product of any sized manufacturer if SBA has granted a waiver to the nonmanufacturer rule? 9. Is your (Contractor) Buy American Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response. 10. Is your (Contractor) Trade Agreement Certificate completed in SAM? Please provide evidence with response. 11. Information for the product being requested, is it manufactured outside the US-Domestic non-available? 12. Information for the product being requested, is it a foreign manufactured end product under the trade agreement? 13. What is your schedule of delivery after receipt of order for the product? VI. Interested parties shall identify their interests and capability in response to this notice within Ten calendar days of the publication of this notice. Any response to this notice shall show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. VII. Questions regarding this notice should be sent to Contracting Specialist Rhonda Gibson no later than Jun 16, 2025, by 10:00am (CST) at rhond.gibson2@va.gov. All questions must be answered with your submission, or you will not be considered responsive. See attached Draft SOW