Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Intent to Sole Source Cepheid Reagents Base Plus 4 Cincinnati Vamc
Deadline: 28 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 15 Apr 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 139536008
Document Ref. No.: 36C25026R0064
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement Cepheid Reagents & Consumables
The Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, located at 260 E. University Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45219-2356, intends to solicit and award a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract with a five (5) year ordering period to one large business, Cepheid. The contract will be used as a procurement vehicle to acquire reagents and consumables for the Cepheid GeneXpert System currently used at the VISN 10, Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center (CVAMC), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) at 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220-2213.
The analyzer performs Influenza A (Flu A), Influenza B (Flu B), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV2), and Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) testing. Only cartridges manufactured by Cepheid will work with this analyzer. It is proprietary in nature, and the configuration is such that only a specific cartridge will fit into the analyzer.
The original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for this equipment is Cepheid.
Cepheid
904 Caribbean Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189
The Contractor shall provide the following commercial reagents and consumables:
XPRS4PLEX-10 - KIT, IVD, XPRESS, COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS, 10TEST Quantity of 426 Units Each
XPRSTREPA-10 - KIT, XPRESS, STREPA, US-IVD, 10 TEST- Quantity of 76 Units Each
The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing. The NAICS Size is 1, 250 Employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 6550 In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets.
This procurement is being conducted under Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and in accordance with (IAW) GSAR 538.7104-3, Sole Source Justifications, only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services ...
Notice ID: 36c25026r0064
Department/Ind. Agency: veterans affairs, department of
Sub-tier: veterans affairs, department of
Office: 250-network contract office 10 (36c250)
Product Service Code: 6550 - in vitro diagnostic substances, reagents, test kits and sets
NAICS Code: 325413 - In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: may 28, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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