Laboratories Alinity Chemistry Analyzer Description NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes proposals. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 07, located at 215 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery, Al is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government s intent to execute a Sole Source Delivery Order under FAR Part 8, specifically FAR Part 8.405-6(a)(1)(B), Only One Available Source. This notice satisfies the posting requirements at FAR Part 5.101. The intended Contractor is Abbott Laboratories located at 100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500. Place of Performance is Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Al 35404. The Tuscaloosa VA Healthcare System laboratory requires an i-STAT instrument and chemistry and immunoassay test cartridges. Abbott Laboratories is the exclusive manufacturer of the i-STAT System and its associated test cartridges. The impact of not having this analyzer is that patients test results are slower than required for such services as Critical Care Unit, Operating Room, Cardiac Catheterization, Imaging and Emergency Room and no other vendor would not meet regulatory requirements for test reporting for this requirement. The contractor shall provide the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center with FDA approved i-stat brand name chemistry analyzers and immunoassay analyzers needed to perform Clinical Chemistry and Immunochemistry testing. All work is to be performed in accordance with the guidelines established by Federal, State and local ordinances, with the FDA and manufacturer s guidelines, and with all terms, conditions, provisions, schedules and specifications provided herein.The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center needs primary and s... VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF Contracting Office Address 4135 S POWER RD STE 103 MESA , AZ 85212 USA Primary Point of Contact : Aurora Salazar-Alas aurora.salazar-alas@va.gov Phone Number (520) 629-4612 earnest.ellison@va.gov Tender Notice International Competitive Bidding 36C24725Q0101 United States of America GT-109050725