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This is a Special Notice documenting the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6's Intent to Sole Source a procurement with Duke University. The Durham VA Health Care System intends to enter into a sole source contract under FAR 6.302-1 authority to provide neuroimaging and data analytics services, classified under NAICS code 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology, except Nanotechnology). The solicitation number is 36C24626Q0986, with a response deadline of 10:00 AM EST on August 31, 2026.
Interested parties may submit their capabilities and interest to Contract Specialist Rachel Watkins at Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov by the stated deadline; telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The government emphasizes that all information must be provided at no cost or obligation to the government. The notice specifies strict requirements regarding medical equipment and supplies: only new Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) goods are acceptable, with no remanufactured or gray market items permitted. Vendors must be authorized OEM dealers, distributors, or resellers with proper authorization documentation ensuring OEM warranty and service coverage. Delivery of unauthorized or gray market items constitutes a material breach of contract, and the VA reserves the right to enforce remedies including contract termination or requiring replacement at no government cost. No formal solicitation will be issued; responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether to proceed with competitive procurement, a decision entirely within the government's discretion.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Intent to Sole Source - Duke University MRI Service |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 23249 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24626Q0986 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-31-2026 10:00am EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| AN41 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 541714 |
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 1201 Broad Rock Blvd Richmond VA 23249
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Rachel Watkins Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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DESCRIPTION
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Durham VA Health Care System intends to enter into a sole source procurement with Duke University.
NAICS 541714 – Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanotechnology). The proposed contract action is to provide neuroimaging and data analytics services. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, using the procedures under FAR 12.102, Soliciting from a single source. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation. Interested parties may identify their interest in the requirement and capabilities to Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM EST, 31 August 2026. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government.
(a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufacture or gray market items will be acceptable.
(b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM’s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.
(c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA’s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.
No solicitation will be made available. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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