The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Cepheid 904 E Caribbean Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 to provide Xpert MRSA Test Kit and accessories (See list below) in accordance with FAR 13.106-1. Cepheid is the only manufacturer and distributor of the Xpert products. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Parties may identify their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than October 2, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. est. ALL Responses should be sent to [email protected]. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 325413. Contracting Office Address: Attn: Amanda Saunders, Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4, 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215-1802 The Xpert and accessories are as follows: Arctic Front Advance CyroAblation Catheter FlexCath Advance Steerable Sheath Umbilical Coaxial Cable Mapping Catheter ATTACH A COPY OF THE STAMENT OF NEED Xpert MRSA Test Kit Manufacturer - Cepheid (no substitutes) Product number - GXMRSA-100N-10 Kit size - 10 specimens or quality control samples per kit Quantity - Delivery of 40 kits each month Xpert C. difficile/Epi Assay Kit Manufacturer - Cepheid (no substitutes) Product number - GXCDIFF/EPI-10 Kit size 10 cartridges with reagents per kit Quantity - Delivery of 10 kits each month Xpert CT/NG Assay Kit Manufacturer - Cepheid (no substitutes) Product number GXCT/NG-10 Kit size 10 cartridges with reagents per kit Quantity - Delivery of 5 kits each month Xpert SA Nasal Complete Assay Kit Manufacturer - Cepheid (no substitutes) Product number GXSACOMP-10 Kit size 10 cartridges with reagents per kit Quantity - Delivery of 8 kits each month Xpert Xpress FLU/RSV Assay Manufacturer - Cepheid (no substitutes) Product number XPRSFLU/RSV-10 Kit size 10 cartridges with reagents per kit Quantity - Delivery of 15 kits from October-March Delivery of 2 kits from April-September

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