SAM #36C25627Q0048

VA sole-source rental and service of Cepheid GeneXpert diagnostic equipment

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans a sole-source rental and service agreement for Cepheid GeneXpert diagnostic equipment supporting its Alexandria, Louisiana, health care system. - Buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 16; equipment will serve the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville and clinics in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana. - Procurement approach: The VA intends to negotiate a firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract with Cepheid, identified as the equipment OEM. - Equipment requested: 4 GeneXpert Xpress IV-4 units (GXIV-4-CLIA), 1 GeneXpert IV (GXIV-4-D-10C), 1 GeneXpert XVI (GXXVI-16D-10C), 6 BW printers (PRINTER-BW), and 2 110V UPS units (GX-UPS-110V). - Services and requirements: Rental, maintenance, repairs, telephone and onsite technical support, annual preventive maintenance, software updates, and reporting. Equipment is due within 60 days after award; onsite repair response is required within four business days. - Term and price: One base year and two option years. The draft SOW lists $165,989.64 per year, or $497,968.92 for all three years if both options are exercised. Option years are at the Government’s discretion and subject to funds availability. - Schedule: Base year October 1, 2026–September 30, 2027; option years October 1, 2027–September 30, 2028, and October 1, 2028–September 30, 2029. Anticipated award date is November 2, 2026.

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The Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) and its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOCs) intend to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed priced Contract for a period of three years with a large business, Cepheid, 904, East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189. The Contractor shall provide an instrument rental and service agreement for one base year and two option years (36 months) for the Instruments identified in the SOW to be used at the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, Louisiana, along with its five (5) associated CBOCs located in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Cepheid is the original equipment manufacturer of the required equipment.
Responses are due by the closing date and time of this announcement. Please review all attached documents.

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