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This is a Special Notice for a sole source procurement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17. The VA intends to award a contract to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc. for Remote Automated Laboratory Systems (RALS) software to support Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the El Paso VA Health Care System. The anticipated contract award date is January 1, 2025, with a base performance period from February 15, 2026, to February 14, 2027.

The solicitation (36C25726Q0069) allows other responsible sources to submit capability statements by November 12, 2025, at 9:00 AM Central Time. Respondents must provide their SAM Unique Entity ID, Taxpayer Identification Number, and documentation proving they are a Certified Abbott Field Service Engineer or authorized third party. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) must be verified on the VetCert database to be considered. The VA reserves the right to determine whether to compete the procurement based on received responses.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Remote Automated laboratory System (RALS) for Laboratory Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
78240
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C25726Q0069
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
11-12-2025 9AM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
ARCHIVE
30 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
Q301
NAICS CODE*
541512
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department Of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 17

5441 Babcock Road Ste. 302 San Antonio TX 78240

POINT OF CONTACT*

Senior Contract Specialist Jose Campa Jose.Campa@va.gov

(210) 617-5300 x246260

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
Jose.Campa@va.gov

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DESCRIPTION

Special Notice – Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17, for the El Paso VA Health Care System in El Paso, TX, intends to issue a sole source award to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc., located at 915 E High St, Ste 500, Charlottesville, VA 22902.

This procurement action requires contractor to provide Remote Automated Laboratory Systems (RALS) software, for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in accordance with Statement of Work.

The VA intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source contract under the authority of FAR 13.501(a)(2)(i). The VA anticipates awarding contract on or near January 01, 2025. The projected period of performance for the base year will be from 02/15/2026 to 02/14/2027.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii), all responsible sources that feel they can fulfill this requirement may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the VA. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, and include: SAM Unique Entity ID, and the Taxpayer Identification Number, along with documentation that the vendor is a Certified Abbott Field Service Engineer or an authorized third party. All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. Interested Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) must be listed as verified on the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database located at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ in order to receive contract awards under the Veterans First Contracting Program. A determination by the VA not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the VA. In addition, the information received because of this notice of intent will be retained as market research only. If no affirmative written response is received by the response date and time, a sole source contract will be awarded to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc., located at 915 E High St, Ste 500, Charlottesville, VA 22902 without any further notice.

Contract Specialist does not have access to the Contract Opportunities Interested Vendor List and therefore any and all interested parties must submit information to me and only me at email below. Responses shall be submitted to jose.campa@va.gov no later than 9:00 A.M., CDT, Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Fax or telephone calls will not be accepted.

See attached document: SOW ELP RALS.

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