National Institutes Of Health Tender

Title cepheid Reagents Kits For The Department Of Laboratory Medicine At The Nih Clinical Center product Service Code: 6550 naics Code: 325413 place Of Performance: Bethesda, Md 20892 Usa pots: 24-005508 description this Is A Notice Of Intent, Not A Request For A Quotation. A Solicitation Document Will Not Be Issued, And Quotations Will Not Be Requested. the National Institutes Of Health (nih) Intends To Award A Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order To Cepheid Of Sunnyvale, California 94089-1189. the Purpose Of This Acquisition Is To Procure A Cepheid Reagents Kit. The Period Of Performance Is May 1, 2024, To September 30, 2024. The Cepheid Genexpert 4-drawer And Genexpert 12-drawer Instruments, Currently Located In The Department Of Laboratory Medicine, Provide Rapid, Efficient, And Sensitive Extraction Of Nucleic Acid From Clinical Samples, Which Allow For Timely Identification Of The Presence Of Infectious Agents And Hastens Treatment. The Reagent Kits Required For Use With These Instruments Detect The Presence Of Multidrug Resistant Organisms, Respiratory Viruses, And Tuberculosis In Patient Samples That Are Of Epidemiological Significance. Tests Performed With These Reagent Kits Directly Influence The Treatment Of Patients In The Clinical Center. below Is A Description Of The Items Required For This Action: part Number Description Quantity xp3cov2/flu/rsv-10 Kit, Xpress, Cov-2/flu/rsv Plus,10 Test 1 gxcarbar-10 Kit, Carba-r, Ivd, Gx 1 gxcdifficile-10 Kit, Cdiff,10-tests, Gx, Ivd 1 gxmrsa-100n-10 Kit, Mrsa,10-tests, Gx, Ivd 1 gxmtb/rif-us-10 Kit, Mtb, Ivd, Us 1 gxvana-10 Kit, Vana,10-tests, Gx, Us-ivd 1 the Proposed Vendor, Cepheid, Is The Sole Manufacture Of These Reagent Kits Required For Use With Existing Instrumentation And Already Established And Validated Laboratory Tests. The Materials Are Proprietary To Cepheid Only. this Acquisition Is Being Conducted Using Policies Unique To The Federal Acquisition Regulation (far) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For Purchases Not Exceeding The Simplified Acquisition Threshold (sat), Contracting Officers May Solicit From One Source If The Contracting Officer Determines That The Circumstance Of The Contract Action Deem Only One Source Reasonably Available. Contracts Awarded Using Far Part 13-simplified Acquisition Procedures Are Exempt From The Requirements Of Far Part 6-competition Requirements. interested Parties May Identify Their Interest And Capabilities In Response To This Posting. The Determination By The Government Not To Compete The Proposed Requirement Based Upon Responses To This Notice Is Solely Within The Discretion Of The Government. comments To This Announcement, Referencing This Posting Number, May Be Submitted To The Office Of Purchasing And Contracts, Prior To The Closing Date Specified In This Announcement, Electronically To The Attention Of Shasheshe Goolsby, Lead Contract Specialist, Shasheshe.goolsby@nih.gov By April 26, 2024, 6:30am Est. *** Please Send Your Capability Statements Only. This Is Not A Request For Proposal. ***