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Notice of Intent to Sole Source HT941023N0078 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. The Defense Health Agency Co... Notice of Intent to Sole Source HT941023N0078 THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE NON-PERSONAL SERVICES 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 negotiate and award a firm fixed price contract for Ortho Vitros XT 7600 and accessories in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), only one source being available to meet the Government’s needs, to: ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 1001 US Highway 202 Raritan, New Jersey 08869-1424 The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334516 – Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; the business size standard is 1,000 (# 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 non-personal services for Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms Laboratory Department (NHTP). NHTP requires for Ortho Vitros XT 7600 Analyzer that meets the standards in the statement of work. The anticipated period of performance is for base with four (4) option years. Analytical chemistry is an integral and necessary part of core laboratory testing. Chemistry tests such as Comprehensive Metabolic Panel and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone are important in helping diagnose and treat patients in both outpatient and emergency situations. Chemistry analysis conducted at NHTP, ensures proper diagnosis, and maintains combat readiness in support of command missions. NHTP currently runs roughly 3,000 samples per month utilizing 2 analyzers. NHTP requires two (2) chemistry analyzers meeting the following minimum requirements: Must have a Laboratory Information System (LIS) with Bidirectional interface for ASTM and HL7 protocols with Broadcast download and Host Query. No special requirements for off-board plumbing. Read/write SSD drive for data input and archiving and USB flash drive (memory stick) capabilities with ability to archive and retrieve through CD-ROM or USB flash drive. Must accommodate 0.SmL, 2.0mL, 5mL, 7m and l0mL collection tubes. Must Auto discriminate by simultaneously recognizing all standard symbols including Code 128, IBST 128, Code 39, Codabar and Interleaved 2 and 5. Must have no special requirements for off-board plumbing. Must be able to run serum, plasma, urine, CSF, whole blood, and Amniotic fluid. Must have color-coded graphical user interface with touchscreen monitor and numeric keypad. Must have onboard documentation and animated Help and Onboard maintenance documentation. Must have clot, bubble, low and high viscosity, thin layer fluid and short sample detection. Must have continuous load and unload capabilities with the ability to hold 80 samples and 10 STAT samples at all times. Must require no manual primes, purges, washes, tubing maintenance and no daily calibrations or calibration checks. Must support QNX or RMX operating system. Windows 7 will not be used. Critical values feature: Feature enables onscreen and printed notification of critical Chemistry results to enable easy identification and accelerated reporting of critical values. User-defined critical values and customized notification text add flexibility needed to support the differences in notification policies from one facility to another. Must have capacity to process a minimum of 100,000 samples per year. Local maintenance and repair support for the remote geographic location within 12 hours of notification, including weekends and holidays. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to provide the required services for Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms. Capability statements shall not exceed six (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. 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. If a vendor challenges the basis of this requirement, please email capability statements as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Adrian Nerida at adrian.m.nerida.civ@health.mil. The closing date for challenges is no later than 8:00am PDT, 14 August 2023. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS/OFFERS WILL BE HONORED.