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This is a Presolicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source a full-service maintenance contract for a MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA mass spectrometer (tag #68566, serial number 189013341940) located at the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award this contract solely to Bruker Scientific LLC (SAM UEI: MG2JF771VWU5), citing the vendor's factory-trained and authorized technician capabilities specific to Bruker Daltronics instruments. The anticipated services include preventive and corrective maintenance, labor, replacement parts, software updates and upgrades, and technical support in accordance with a statement of work.

The response deadline for capability statements is October 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Interested sources that believe they can meet the complete requirements are invited to submit a capability statement with supporting documentation demonstrating access to trained personnel, compatible parts, software updates, and technical support to torcara.charles@va.gov, referencing solicitation number 36C24527Q0016. The contracting office is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs, VAMC, 361 Boiler Point Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, with Contracting Officer Bill Pratt (billie.pratt@va.gov, 410-642-2411) serving as the point of contact. The product/service code is J065 (medical equipment maintenance), and the NAICS code is 811210 (commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance).

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

SUBJECT*
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE|Full-Service Maintenance for MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA HUNTINGTON VA MEDIAL CENTER 36C24527Q0016

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
21902
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24527Q0016
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
10-12-2026 10:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
J065
NAICS CODE*
811210
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
Department of Veterans Affairs

Huntington VA Medical Center

1540 SPRING VALLEY DRIVE

HUNTINGTON WV

POSTAL CODE
25704
COUNTRY
USA

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

VAMC

361 Boiler Point Road Baltimore MD 21201

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Bill Pratt billie.pratt@va.gov 410-642-2411

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
URL DESCRIPTION
VA
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
Bille.Pratt@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
NCO5

DESCRIPTION

**NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE**

This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) RFO 5.101(a) Presolicitation notice requirements and (FAR) RFO 12.102 Restricting Competition. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of an open market sole source award to BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC for a Maldi Biotyper Sirius CA, spectrometers mass, tag #68566, and serial number 189013341940. Located in the lab for Biomedical Engineering of the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center, located at 1540 Spring Valley Drive, Huntington WV, 25704.

The proposed award is to BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC (SAM UEI: MG2JF771VWU5) this vendor has factory trained and authorized technicians that can work on this equipment. The anticipated service includes preventive and corrective maintenance, labor, replacement parts, software updates and upgrades, and technical support in accordance with the statement of work. Bruker Scientific LLC’s January 5, 2026, letter states that it is the sole authorized U.S. service provider for Bruker Daltronics instruments and that its field service engineers receive factory training and certification and have access to Bruker technical support. These are Bruker’s representations;

the Government will consider information submitted by other capable sources.

This notice is not a solicitation. Any responsible source that believes it can meet the complete requirement may submit a capability statement with supporting documentation explaining its access to trained personnel, compatible parts, software updates, and technical support. Submit responses to torcara.charles@va.gov by October 12, 2026, at 10:00 EST, referencing 36C24527Q0016. The Government will consider timely responses when determining whether to proceed with the contemplated sole-source action.

See attached document: Sole Source letter 2026.

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