NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: HOLOGIC THINPREP 5000 PROCESSOR

This Notice of Intent is provided to advise that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source, Firm Fixed Price with only one source, Hologic to provide ThinPrep 500 processor for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This contact action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source award under the authority of FAR 13.106-1 This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with FAR 5.207 (c) (16) (ii), all responsible sources that feel they can meet the Government s requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), and the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), along with documentation that the vendor is an authorized distributor/reseller. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information will be retained as Market Research. All responses must be received by 16:30 PM CST on Thursday, March, 23, 2023. Responses shall be submitted electronically to Traci Johannes via email at traci.johannes@va.gov. Fax responses and Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.