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This is an Intent to Sole Source announcement for a service and preventive maintenance contract for a Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer. The VA Maryland Health Care System intends to award the contract to Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (UEI: TD2JM5U24NF8) for maintenance services on equipment located in the core laboratory of the Research and Development Service at Baltimore VAMC, room 3C-113. The solicitation number is 36C24526Q0714. Cytek is identified as the sole source provider and proprietary vendor authorized to provide maintenance and repair services for this specific equipment (serial number ISX507), with exclusivity confirmed through a letter from Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
The contract scope requires the vendor to provide annual preventive maintenance service visits performed by trained and authorized Cytek service technicians, including component calibration, optimization, inspections, and all necessary maintenance to keep the instrument functioning within normal operating parameters. The period of performance includes a base year from September 27, 2026 through September 26, 2027, with four option years extending through September 26, 2031. No competitive proposals are being solicited, and the sole source justification is based on Cytek's exclusive authorization as the proprietary vendor for maintenance services on the Imagestream MKII equipment.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Service and Preventive Maintenance Contract for Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer Baltimore VAMC Intent to Sole Source |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 25405 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24526Q0714 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-05-2026 9:00 am EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 90 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| J065 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 811210 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
VISN 5 Contract Satellite office
510 Butler Avenue, Building 306 A Martinsburg WV 25405
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist 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
Intent to Sole Source Announcement Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VA Maryland Health Care System 10 North Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Subject: Intent to Sole Source Service and Preventive Maintenance Contract for Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer This is a notice of the VA Maryland Health Care System’s intent to award a sole source procurement for the Service and Preventive Maintenance of the Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer located in the core laboratory of the Research and Development Service, room 3C-113, Baltimore, MD 21201.
The Government intends to award an annual preventive maintenance and service contract to Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (UEI: TD2JM5U24NF8). Cytek is the sole source provider and proprietary vendor for the maintenance and repair of the Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer, serial number ISX507, as confirmed in the attached letter of exclusivity from Cytek Biosciences, Inc. No other organization is authorized to solicit or sell maintenance services for this equipment.
Period of Performance:
Base year: 9/27/2026 – 9/26/2027 Option Year 1: 9/27/2027 – 9/26/2028 Option Year 2: 9/27/2028 – 9/26/2029 Option Year 3: 9/27/2029 – 9/26/2030 Option Year 4: 9/27/2030 – 9/26/2031 Scope:
The vendor shall provide annual preventive maintenance service visits to ensure component calibration and optimization by trained and authorized Cytek service technicians for one (1) Cytek Amnis Imagestream MKII Flow Cytometer, serial number ISX507. The service includes all necessary inspections and maintenance to keep the instrument functioning within normal operating parameters.
Sole Source Justification:
A sole source letter dated 07/27/2026 from Cytek Biosciences, Inc. confirms that Cytek is the exclusive provider of maintenance services for the Imagestream MKII, including serial number ISX507, and no other vendor is authorized to provide such services.
This notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations. No solicitation will be released. However, interested parties may submit a capabilities statement that demonstrates their ability to meet this requirement. Capabilities statements must be received by [insert response date] and will be reviewed solely for informational purposes.
Any responses should be sent electronically to the contracting officer at Trever.Turcotte@va.gov
See attached document: BALTIMORE VA Sole Source ISX507 7272026.
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