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This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source document announcing the Department of Veterans Affairs' intention to negotiate a firm-fixed-price contract with Cepheid, the original equipment manufacturer, for instrument rental and associated services. The Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) in Pineville, Louisiana, along with five associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) located in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana, require a three-year instrument rental and service agreement consisting of one base year and two option years (36 months total). The contractor will be identified as a large business, and responses are due by October 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time. The contracting office is the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16, located in Houston, Texas, with contract specialist Alan Scanio serving as the point of contact.

The solicitation is identified as 36C25627Q0048 and is classified under Product Service Code 6632 (Rental of Medical Equipment and Supplies) and NAICS Code 532490 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing). The notice indicates that detailed information regarding the specific instruments required is contained in the attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) and Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source documentation. No specific pricing information is provided in this notice; contractors are directed to review all attached documents for complete requirements and submission instructions.

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Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Notice of Intent to Sole Source Cepheid GeneExpert Rental and Associated Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
77056-5643
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C25627Q0048
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
10-19-2026 10:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
6632
NAICS CODE*
532490
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 16 5075 Westheimer Road, Suite 750

Houston TX 77056-5643

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Alan Scanio alan.scanio@va.gov N/A N/A N/A

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

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DESCRIPTION

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Special Notice

Special Notice

The Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) and its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOCs) intend to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed priced Contract for a period of three years with a large business, Cepheid, 904, East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189.

The Contractor shall provide an instrument rental and service agreement for one base year and two option years (36 months) for the Instruments identified in the SOW to be used at the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, Louisiana, along with its five (5) associated CBOCs located in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Cepheid is the original equipment manufacturer of the required equipment.

Responses are due by the closing date and time of this announcement.

Please review all attached documents.

See attached document: Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source.

See attached document: DRAFT SOW Cepheid Instrument Rental and Service.

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