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THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR

COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity (DHACA), Western Markets Contracting Division (WMCD), San Diego, intends to award a firm fixed price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.3 Simplified Acquisition Methods and FAR 13.106‐1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to:

U.S. ARKRAY, INC.

5182 West 76th Street Minneapolis, MN 55439

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 325413 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; the business size standard is 1,250 (in number of employees). The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6550 – In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets.

The objective of this sole source award is to procure urinalysis consumables with equipment full-service warranty to perform automatic urine testing for the Laboratory Department (LD) at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB). The delivery date for this requirement is 31 December 2023.

The urine analyzer which include labor, parts, and freight expense associated with the services to perform automatic urine testing. The full-service warranty shall include: parts/materials, delivery/shipment of the parts/materials needed to repair the Equipment, and labor costs/expense (and travel expense) of the ARKRAY representative or Field Service Engineer. Full-service warranty includes one preventive maintenance visit during the base period.

Test Items:

-Aution Test Strips

-Aution Concentrated Washing Solution

U.S. Arkray, Inc. is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed urinalysis testing with full-service warranty and consumables requirement such that OEM warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the equipment/system shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.

This notice of intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals or quotations. No solicitation document exists for the requirement and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals or quotations received in response to this notice.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement, and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide the services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding an offeror’s ability to meet all requirements.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source purchase order.

EOIs sent via Federal Express or hand carried will not be accepted. EOIs may be submitted via email to kennette.m.esguerra.civ@health.mil and christopher.j.shaw26.civ@health.mil. The email must clearly identify this notice and the name of the point of contact on the first page. Submitters bear the burden of ensuring that the EOI reaches the designated point of contact above on time and should allow a reasonable time for emails to be received. All information must be received before the deadline specified below and any information received after the deadline will not be considered. The submitter bears the risk of non-receipt of emails and should confirm by telephone that any email was received.

This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Methods as authorized under FAR 13.302. The anticipated award date is 30 December 2022. If a vendor challenges the basis of this requirement, please email product capability statements (formats for submission: PDF, MS Word, or MS Excel) to Ms. Kennette Esguerra, 210-792-6140, kennette.m.esguerra.civ@health.mil and Mr. Christopher Shaw, 619-532-8112, christopher.j.shaw26.civ@health.mil. Closing date for challenges is no later than 0800 PST on 28 December 2022.

NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED.

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