RE: not good!! no answers???????????? Reading this it looks like we are the ONLY ones in contention here..It looks like a lock and done deal real soon.
6. Efforts to Obtain Competition: None. No effort will be made to solicit offers from others,
as there is only one source capable of performing the required services. The initial contract
award was competed in 2010, and of the three offerors only one company, MedMira, was
identified as capable of performing the work. Recent market research confirms that there has
been no change in this situation.
7. Actions to Increase Competition: None. No effort will be made to increase competition as
there is only one source capable of performing the required services.
8. Market Research: Market research is being conducted on an ongoing basis via internet and
peer-reviewed literature searches by the RT2D2 product manager. Manufacturers of rapid
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C (HCV) tests FDA-approved for use as
diagnostic aids have been identified; however, there are no manufacturers of FDA-approved
rapid hepatitis B (HBV) tests, and none of the currently available tests are FDA-approved for
use as blood donor screens in urgent situations.