36C24727Q0032 NOI.docx
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This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a sole source procurement issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 07, for Thin Prep Base + 4 consumable supplies. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source contract to Hologic Sales and Service, LLC, located at 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752-3020, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (only one responsible source available) and FAR 12.102(a) for the acquisition of commercial products and services. The procurement covers reagents, assays, consumables, supplies, and service support required for Hologic Thin Prep 2000 instruments currently in use at Augusta VAMC's Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, as well as the recently procured Hologic Thin Prep Genesis instrument. Market research determined these items are highly specialized diagnostic consumables engineered and validated exclusively for Hologic instruments, with no compatible alternatives available from distributors or third-party manufacturers.
The response deadline for this Notice of Intent is September 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. This is a firm-fixed-price contract procurement and is not a request for competitive offers. The contracting officer is Earnest Ellison (Earnest.Ellison@va.gov) at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care facility located at 215 Perry Hill Road, Montgomery, AL 36109-3798. Product Service Code H266 and NAICS Code 334516 apply to this procurement. All inquiries and concerns must be submitted in writing via email to the contracting officer with the solicitation number 36C24727Q0032 and "Thin Prep Base plus 4" referenced in the subject line. The government reserves the right not to compete this procurement based on responses received, and all submitted information will be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Notice of Intent l Thin Prep Base 4 (VA-27-00001835) |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 36109-3798 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24727Q0032 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 09-23-2026 10AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 10 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| H266 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 334516 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care
215 Perry Hill Road Montgomery AL 36109-3798
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Earnest Ellison Earnest.Ellison@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| www.va.gov |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| www.va.gov |
| AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS |
| Earnest.Ellison@va.gov |
| EMAIL DESCRIPTION |
| Earnest.Ellison@va.gov |
DESCRIPTION
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 07, located at 700 19TH Street South, Birmingham, Al, 35233 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This purchase will be made under Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services as authorized by Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a) (Deviation OCT 2025), and Other than Full and Open Competition as authorized in Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 16.202 Firm-fixed-price contracts.
This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these items are highly specialized, are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of items will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract to Hologic Sales and Service, LLC, 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752-3020.
Hologic Sales and Service LLC is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and the sole authorized source for all reagents, assays, consumables, supplies, and service required for the government owned Hologic Thin Prep 2000 instruments used by Augusta VAMC Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service. No distributors or third-party manufacturers are authorized or able to provide compatible products for the Panther platform, as all diagnostic consumables are engineered and validated exclusively for Hologic instruments.
All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Earnest.Ellison@va.gov with 36C24727Q0032, Thin Prep Base plus 4 referenced in the subject line. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses are due no later than September 23, 2026, 3:00pm, eastern time.
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