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This Special Notice details the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to sole-source a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Werfen USA, LLC for advanced blood gas testing equipment. The procurement is for the New York Harbor Healthcare System, specifically the Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Medical Center and Brooklyn VA Medical Center, seeking the Werfen Gem 7000 analyzer to address current testing reliability issues. The BPA will cover consumables and supplies for a reagent rental, cost-per-test contract, targeting unique laboratory testing needs that involve both professional and clinical staff.
Key details include a sole-source award under NAICS code 334516 (small business size standard: 1,000 employees), with Product Service Code 6632. The primary justification is the Werfen Gem 7000's unique capability to detect, grade, and prevent reporting of hemolyzed blood specimens, which currently causes erroneous results and patient care delays. The response deadline is August 19, 2025, at 15:00 Eastern Time, with the notice emphasizing that this is not a competitive proposal request and any submitted information is voluntary. The contract aims to significantly improve testing reliability for veteran patients across Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE LAB BLOOD GAS TESTING CPT to WERFEN USA, LLC at VA NEW YORK HARBOR |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 10468-3904 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24225Q0942 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-19-2025 15:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 90 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6632 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334516 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contracting Office 2 James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx NY 10468-3904
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Paul Speedling Paul.Speedling@va.gov 914-737-4400
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://www.va.gov |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| VA Home Page |
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
The Department of Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Healthcare System at Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Medical Center and Brooklyn VA Medical Center (VISN 2 South), intends to award a sole-source, firm fixed-price, open market, five-year BPA to Werfen USA, LLC, in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.303-2.
The acquisition sought is a BPA that will cover consumables and supplies needed to produce a reagent rental, cost per test contract. The NAICS is 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. PSC is 6632.
New York Harbor Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service requires state-of-the-art blood gas analyzers to perform testing both at ancillary sites on the Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses, and in the core laboratories.
The needs of VA New York Harbor are unique because testing will be performed by both laboratory professionals and ancillary clinical staff. The performance of the test by ancillary clinical staff introduces the opportunity for error that has plagued our current platform. As such it is imperative that our new analyzers are capable of detecting problems with specimens and implementing a hard stop that prevents the reporting of results that are not valid.
The most common problem with these specimens is hemolysis. The Werfen Gem 7000 is the only analyzer on the market capable of detecting hemolysis in patient whole blood specimens. Not only can it detect hemolysis, but it can also grade its severity and apply rules that hold results if it exceeds a programmable threshold.
The point of care analyzers we currently have in place are often reporting erroneous results causing confusion for providers and delaying care for patients. VA New York Harbor is confident that the Werfen Gem 7000 analyzer will significantly improve the reliability of our results and meet the needs of our veteran patients.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation will be made available.
Any responses received no later than COB August 19, 2025 will be considered for the purposes of determining sources for future procurements. The Government will not pay for information submitted. Any information submitted in response to this notice of intent is strictly voluntary.
This will be the only notice of the Government's intent to solicit, negotiate, and award to one source to satisfy this requirement.
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