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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office 19

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Edward Emerson Edward.Emerson@va.gov 303-712-5720

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

1700 North Wheeling Street

Aurora CO

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources Sought Notice – Reagents and Consumables for Anatomic Pathology Disclaimer:

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for market research information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to this notice are NOT offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

Information Requested from Industry:

1) In response to the Sources Sought, interested Contractors shall submit the following information and any Capabilities/Qualifications Statement to include but not limited to an overview of proposed solution(s) and a description of the product your company possesses in accordance with the Statement of Work draft / Salient Characteristics List.

2) Responses to market research table questionnaire shall be submitted. If this information is not provided, then it will be assumed the entire requirement cannot be met.

Description of Requirement:

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office 19 (NCO 19) is conducting a market survey and is seeking potential sources for Reagents and Consumables for Anatomic Pathology for the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for information and planning purposes only. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and shall not be construed as an obligation or commitment by the Government. An award will not be made on any offers submitted in response to this notice, and it shall not be implied the Government is committed to providing any solicitation or award following this notice. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Contractor shall provide a full range/wide array of Ventana reagents and consumables for the Benchmark Special Stainers and Ultra Immunostainers.

REQUIREMENTS:

a. Reagents and bulk fluids for the Benchmark Special Stainer (to include kits for iron, reticulum, mucicarmine, Congo red, alcian blue, PAS, GMS, trichrome, Gram and AFB).

b. Special stain kits with a button that is compatible with software of our Benchmark Special stainer instrument in order to register product and perform quality assurance activities

c. BenchMark Ultra immunohistochemical staining kits with a button that is compatible with the software of the Ultra immunostainer instruments to register products and perform quality assurance activities.

d. Reagents and/or kits should have a shelf life of at least 1 year.

e. Immunohistochemical kits to include a built-in endogenous blocker.

f. Reagents and kits need to be compatible with our Benchmark Special Stains and Ultra immunostaining procedures, thereby eliminating expensive re-validations.

g. A large selection (more than 50) antibodies available for purchase with a button that is compatible with software of the instrument to register products and perform quality assurance activities.

h. Labels (to include print ribbon) that when printed at microtomy triage specimens for H&E staining, special staining and immunohistochemical stains using the Vantage system.

Amplification Kit, CE 5266114001

Assy Temp Verifier Slides 10 5424615001

Bluing Reagent 5266769001

Hematoxylin 5266726001

Hematoxylin II 5277965001

Label, Blank, Flap, 540 Roll 5247829001

Protease 1 5266688001

Ribbon, Ebar printer 5250889001

Confirm Anti-KI-67 (30-9) Rabbit Monocl 10243198001

CINtec Histology (50) 6680003001

Ventana H. Pylori (SP48) PAB 6425607001 anti-CD30 (Ber-H2) 7007841001

Anti-Chromogranin a (LK2H10) PAB 5267056001 anti-p40 (BC28) Mouse Monoclonal PAB 7394420001 anti-p504s (SP116) Rabbit monoclonal PAB 8035130001

Anti-pan keratin primary antibody, 25 mL 5266840001

CD117(EP10) Rabbit Monoclonal PAB 8763909001

CD-138 (B-A38) PAB, Cell Marque 5269083001

Cell Marque, bcl-6 5269008001

Cell Marque, CD45 (2B11 & PD7/26) 5269423001

Cell Marque, Cytokeratin 19 5269440001

Cell Marque, PSA (ER-PR8) 5269334001

Confirm andi-CD3 (2GV6) Rabbit Monoclonal 10243295001

Confirm anti-CD5 (SP19) Rabbit Mono 5929903001

Confirm anti-CD20 (L26) PAB 5267099001

Confirm anti-CD23 (SP23) Rabbit Monoclon 5479258001

Confirm anti-CD34 (QBEnd/10) Primary Ant 5278210001

Confirm anti-CD56 (123C) mAB 5878519001

CD68 (SP251v18) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody 10161876001

Confirm anti-Desmin (DE-R-11) Pab 5267005001

Confirm anti-Kappa Rabbit Polyclonal Pri 5267013001

Confirm anti-Keratin (34E12) Mouse Mono 5479266001

Confirm anti-Lambda Rabbit Polyclonal Pr 5267021001

Confirm Anti-PAX5 (SP34) Rabbit Mono 5552729001

Confirm anti-S100 (polyclonal) PAB 5267072001

Confirm anti-Synaptophysin (SP11) Rabbit 5479304001

Confirm anti-Thyroid transcription face 5479312001

Confirm bcl-2 (124) Mab 5986826001

Confirm Calretinin (SP65) RbmAb 5992184001

Confirm Cytokeratin 20 Rabbit Mono 5587760001

Confirm Cytokeratin7 Rabbit Mono 5986818001

Confirm EMA (E29) Mouse mAb 5878900001

Confirm Mart-1/melan A (A103) Primary An 5278350001

Cytokeratin 5/6 (D5/16B4) 6478441001

GATA3 (L50-823) Pab, Cell Marque 7107749001

Glypican-3 (1G12) Pab, Cell Marque 5973864001

Napsin A (MRQ-60) Pab, Cell Marque 7047720001

NexES, Reagent, Cell Marque, SM Actin 5268303001

NKX3.1 (EP356) Pab, Cell Marque 7859759001

PAX8 (MRQ-50) Pab, Cell Marque 6523927001

SOX-10 (SP267)Pab, Cell Marque 7560389001

Ventana anti-CD10 (SP67) 5857856001

Ventana Anti-cyclin D1 (SP4-R) 5862949001

Ventana Anti-P63 (4A4) 5867061001

Ventana Basal Cell Cocktail (34BE12+p63) 6364497001

OptiView DAB Detection Kit 6396500001

Ultraview Universal AP Red Detection Kit 5269814001 ultraView Universal DAB Detection Kit 5269806001

10X EZ Prep Solution, 2L 5279771001

Benchmark Ultra CC1 5424569001

Benchmark Ultra LCS 5424534001

Reaction Buffer Concentrate (10X) 5353955001

Alcian Blue for PAS 5279194001

Benchmark Special Stains Wash II 8309817001

BMK Spec Stains Liquid Coverslip 6523072001

Diastase Kit 5279208001

Light Green For PAS 5279267001

Special Stains Clean Plus 6649327001

Special Stains Cleaning Kit 5279313001

Reticulum II Staining Kit 5279399001

Special Stains GMS II Stain Kit Pack 5412749001

BenchMark Special Stain AFB Staining Kit 8432503001

Congo Red Staining Kit 5279429001

Elastic Staining Kit 5279216001

Iron Staining Kit 5279259001

PAS Staining Kit 5279291001

Trichrome Staining Kit 6521908001

Vantage Blank slide barcode label 5524997001

Vantage Label Ribbon 5523583001

Special Stains Cleaning Kit 09476580001

Benchmark SS Depar Solution 06523102001

MLH1 (M1) Mouse Monoclonal PAB US 7862237001

MSH2 (G219-1129) Mouse Monoclonal PAB US 7862253001

MSH6 (SP93) Rabbit Monoclonal PAB US 7862245001

PMS2 (A16-4) Mouse Monoclonal PAB US 7862261001

CA IX(EP161) Pab, Cell Marque 8313466001

CD31 (JC70) Pab, Cell Marque 5463475001

CD117 (DP10) Rabbit Monoclonal PAB 8763909001

CDX-2 (EPR2764Y) Pab, Cell Marque 5463491001

Confirm Anti-P53 (DO-7) 5278074001

P-CAM (Ber_x0002_EP4) Pab, Cell Marque 5435676001

OptiView Amplification Kit 6718663001

Prep Kit 35, Benchmark 5273986001

PRAME (EPR20330) Rbt Mono PAB 50 9592237001

Elastic Van Gieson

EP-CAM (Ber-EP4) Pab, Cell Marque 5435676001

CD56 (MRQ-42) Pab, Cell Marque 6433359001

In response to this announcement, please provide the information requested below requested in this market research table questionnaire. If this information is not provided, then it will be assumed the entire requirement cannot be met:

NAICS Code:

Company Name:

Address:

UEI (Unique Entity ID) Number:

Contact Name:

Phone No.:

Email:

Business Size Information - Select all that applies:

· Small Business

· Emerging Small Business

· Small Disadvantaged Business

· Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act

· HUBZone

· Woman Owned

· Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small

· Veteran Owned Small Business

· Large Business

FSS/GSA Contract Number:

Effective Date/ Expiration Date:

Available pricing structure of proposed solution:

Firm-Fixed Price

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Market Rearch Questions:

Buy American Act RFO 52.225-1 and RFO 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate – What percentage of the proposed product (including leases and rentals) is a:

1. Domestic end product? _____________ (%)

2. Foreign end product? _______________ (%) Country of Origin:

Questions for Small Businesses ONLY:

Limitations on Subcontracting RFO 52.219-14

1. What percentage of the work would be subcontracted to another company? ________

2. What is the business size of the subcontractor?______

Per RFO 52.219-14 the following conditions must be met:

Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract;

3. If subcontracting, what added value do you offer (RFO 52.215-23):

4. Nonmanufacturer Rule (RFO 52.219-33):

a. Does your company manufacturer these proposed items? [ ] yes [ ] no

b. Does your company exceed 500 employees? [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, list # of employees: _________

c. Does your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied? [ ] yes [ ] no

d. Does your company take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? [ ] yes [ ] no

e. Does your company supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406. [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, what is the manufacturer’s name? ________________

Response Instructions:

1. Do not provide more than 8 pages, including cover letter page.

1. Submit your response via email to edward.emerson@va.gov

1. Submit your response NLT 10:00 (MST) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026;

1. Mark your response as “Proprietary Information” if the information is considered business sensitive.

1. VA has identified the appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code as 325413 – In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing with a Small Business size of 1,250 employees.

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