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This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office to BioMérieux Inc. for microbiological blood culture equipment and supplies at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, New York. The contract is structured as a Requirements contract with a five-year single order period divided into five annual pricing periods running from April 30, 2026, through April 29, 2031. The required line items include one VC-BACT/ALERT VIRTUO VALUE system, one CONNECTION SERVICE VLINK unit, one FULL SERVICE AGREEMENT BTA VIRTUO 428, 30 units of BACT/ALERT FA PLUS (PLASTIC) 100 bottles, and 30 units of BACT/ALERT FN PLUS (PLASTIC) 100 bottles. The product/service code is 6640 (Laboratory Analytical Instruments), and the NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing).
Expressions of Interest (EOI) addressing comparable sources and capability to provide equivalent services must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Janelle Bonafede at Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov by February 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. This Notice of Intent is not a Request for Proposals or Quotations, and no contract award will be based on responses to this notice. The government will consider all EOIs received prior to the deadline solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement, with the final decision to compete remaining at the government's discretion. The contracting office is located in Cheektowaga, New York (ZIP 14227).
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Intent to Sole Source - MICROBIOLOGY BLOOD CULTURE CPT |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 14215 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24226Q0315 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 02-06-2026 16:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 20 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6640 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334516 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Network Contracting Office (NCO) 2 2875 Union Road Suite 3500 Cheektowaga NY 14227
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Janelle Bonafede Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov 716-862-7461 ext. 24570
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://www.va.gov |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| VA Home Page |
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov |
| EMAIL DESCRIPTION |
| Network Contracting Office |
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO
BIOMERIEUX INC. to supply brand name only Microbiological Blood Culture CPT to the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. This will be a Requirements contract with a single order period of (5) five years with (5) five pricing periods.
TITLE: 65-NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
SOL: 36C24226Q0315
DUE: 02/06/2026
SET ASIDE: N/A
NAICS: 334516
AGENCY: James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY, 10468 POC: Janelle Bonafede at Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov.
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT TO
BIOMERIEUX INC to supply brand name only Microbiological Blood Culture CPT to the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. This will be a Requirements contract with a single order period of (5) five years with (5) five pricing periods outlined as follows:
Pricing Period 1: 4/30/2026 – 4/29/2027 Pricing Period 2: 4/30/2027 – 4/29/2028 Pricing Period 3: 4/30/2028 – 4/29/2029 Pricing Period 4: 4/30/2029 – 4/29/2030 Pricing Period 5: 4/30/2030 – 4/29/2031
| Line Item |
| Description/Part Number |
| Qty |
| 0001 |
| 4705778 VC-BACT/ALERT VIRTUO VALUE |
| 1 |
| 0002 |
| 2303801 CONNECTION SERVICE VLINK |
| 1 |
| 0003 |
| 4705396 FULL SERVICE AGREEMENT BTA VIRTUO 428 |
| 1 |
| 0004 |
| 410851 BACT/ALERT FA PLUS (PLASTIC) 100 BTLS |
| 30 |
| 0005 |
| 410852 BACT/ALERT FN PLUS (PLASTIC) 100 BTLS |
| 30 |
This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice.
Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient to determine that a comparable source to the government is available.
The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to February 6th, 2026, by 4:00pm EST. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon 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.
Responses to this notice must be emailed to Janelle.Bonafede@va.gov and received by 4:00pm EST on February 6th, 2026. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.
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