SSJ Beckman-Chemistry 3-Month Bridge.pdf

This is a Sole Source Justification under GSAM/R 538.7104-3(b) for a Federal Supply Schedule order issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network/Program Contracting Office NCO4 Services 5, is issuing a sole source order to Beckman Coulter, Inc. (250 S. Kraemer Blvd, Brea, CA 92821) for Chemistry and Immunoassay services. The order is a 3-month firm-fixed price FSS order with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027, with an estimated value of $290,980.39. The services are required for the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center (CMJCPVAMC) Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department and include testing equipment, equipment service, reagents, calibrators, controls, consumables, and parts necessary to maintain a fully operational system for reporting test results. Beckman Coulter holds an active FSS Contract V797D-70260 and is currently performing services under contract 36C24426F0008. This bridge contract is necessary because the facility's long-term contract (36C24425F0001) cannot be fully implemented until construction is completed, anticipated for May 2026, though sufficient infrastructure is expected by December 2026 to allow testing operations to commence. The justification cites urgent and compelling need under GSAM/R 538.7104-3(b)(1)(i), as failure to have the contract in place before October 1, 2026, would shut down clinical laboratory operations. Market research identified Beckman as the exclusive source on the available FSS schedule.