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This is a Special Notice of Intent to award a firm-fixed-price single source contract issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 02, at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, New York. The solicitation number is 36C24226Q0326, with a response deadline of February 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. The contracting office is located at 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468-3904, with the point of contact being Contract Specialist LaTriece Bruce (latriece.bruce@va.gov). The product service code is 6515, and the NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
The VA intends to award a single source contract to BIOMERIEUX INC for BIOFIRE Filmarray Torch Module Boxes to supplement existing equipment. Market research indicates that BIOMERIEUX INC is the sole source capable of meeting the government's full requirements due to exclusive inventory, logistical infrastructure, and maintenance capabilities, as BIOFIRE equipment is only compatible with BIOFIRE Systems available exclusively through BIOMERIEUX INC. Although this is not a competitive solicitation, all responsible sources are encouraged to submit detailed capability statements providing clear and convincing evidence of their ability to meet the complete requirements. The government will determine whether to issue a formal solicitation based on responses received. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), and capability statements must be submitted via email by the stated deadline. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the contract action.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| BIOFIRE Filmarray Torch Module Box |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 10468-3904 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24226Q0326 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 02-18-2026 12:00 PM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 5 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| 6515 |
| 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*
Contract Specialist LaTriece Bruce latriece.bruce@va.gov Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://www.va.gov/ |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. A DETERMINATION NOT TO COMPETE THE PROPOSED PROCUREMENT BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 02, 561 East Orange, NJ Medical Center, intends to award a firm-fixed-price single source contract to BIOMERIEUX INC to provide BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Torch Module Boxes to add to its existing equipment. This action is conducted under the authority of RFO Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.102(a).
The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
Market research indicates that BIOMERIEUX INC is the only source with the existing inventory, logistical infrastructure, and maintenance capability to meet the Government’s full requirement. BIOFIRE equipment is only compatible with BIOFIRE Systems and the BIOFIRE® System is only available through BIOMERIEUX INC.
This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. However, all responsible sources who believe they can meet the Government's complete requirement are encouraged to submit a detailed capability statement. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).
The capability statement must be submitted via email to latriece.bruce@va.gov by 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) February 18, 2026.
The statement must provide clear and convincing evidence that the interested party has the ability to provide all equipment and services as described.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action 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.
DISCLAIMER: This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this notice. The Government is not obligated to provide comments to vendor submissions.
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