SPECIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE ThinPrep 2000 The Department of Veterans Affairs, Louis Stokes Medical Center (CLE VAMC), Medical Service, 10701 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106 - Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. The NAICS code is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with Hologic, 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752 for a ThinPrep 2000 System. This is an automated slide preparation system for use with the ThinPrep Pap test. In addition, the ThinPrep 2000 processor is compatible with non-gynecological specimens to assist in the diagnosis of disease entities and cancers of numerous body sites obtained through exfoliative methods as well as by fine needle aspiration.  Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by Friday, Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5PM EST. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis.  All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.  A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Rachelle Hamer at [email protected]. Enter 36C25019Q1341 | ThinPrep 2000 in the email subject line.

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