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This is a Special Notice announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs Washington DC VAMC's intent to sole source a contract to Life Tech (UEI: EB8QTC6575E7) for services, support, and licenses for Thermo Fisher Scientific equipment. The equipment includes an ION Reporter Server System, Ion Chef SVC, Ion S5 plus sequencer, and two Applied Biosystems 3500XL Genetic Analyzers located at 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422.

The contract requires 24/7 remote support, software updates, upgrades, maintenance (scheduled and unscheduled), technical support, training, application consulting, licenses, server patching, and remote monitoring. Services must meet manufacturer-certified standards and include proper patient health information protection. The period of performance is February 1, 2025, through January 31, 2030, consisting of a base year plus four one-year options. Responses to this notice are due by January 2, 2025, at 9:00 am Eastern Time and must demonstrate capability to fulfill these requirements. The PSC code is J065, and NAICS code is 334516. The contracting officer is Trever Turcotte (Trever.Turcotte@va.gov).

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Thermo Fisher Scientific Services and Support Contract- LIFE TECHNOLOGIES Intent to Sole Source

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
20422
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24525Q0174
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
01-02-2025 9:00 am EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
J065
NAICS CODE*
334516
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington DC VAMC

50 Irving St NW Washington, DC 20422

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Trever Turcotte Trever.Turcotte@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
Department of Veterans Affairs
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
Trever.Turcotte@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Trever Turcotte

DESCRIPTION

This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source the following requirement.

The Washington DC VAMC located at 50 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20422 seeks services, support, and licenses for the Thermo Fisher Scientific ION Reporter Server System, Ion Chef SVC, Ion S5 plus sequencer and 3500 Genetic Analyzers on location.

Equipment:

EE#/SN
Manufacturer
Model #/Name
IRLS100240
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC
ION REPORTER SERVER SYSTEM
242471206
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC
ION CHEF
2772918060062
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC
ION GENESTUDIO S5 SYSTEM
24152-021
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS
3500XL
33126-020
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS
3500XL

The contractor shall provide 24x7 remote support, software updates, upgrades, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, technical support, training, application consulting, licenses, server patching, and remote monitoring. Services must follow manufacturer-certified standards, safeguard patient health information, and ensure proper issue reporting. A 24/7 support hotline and VPN setup, approved by the facility ISO, must be included. The contractor shall supply all necessary labor, tools, parts, and expertise in compliance with OEM and government requirements.

Estimated Period of Performance: 02/01/2025-01/31/2030.

This requirement will have a base year with four one-year option periods.

Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill this requirement. Information received in response to this Notice will be considered solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive requirement.

The Washington DC VAMC intends to award this requirement as a sole source to Life Tech UEI Number: EB8QTC6575E7

See attached document: LSG-Services And Support-Advantages-Sole Source Letter-2024.

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