NOI 36C25626Q0645 ZEISS.pdf
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This is a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a federal contract opportunity from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 16 in Houston, Texas. The VA intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to PROAIM Americas, LLC (located at 16024 Manchester Rd., Suite 200, Ellisville, MO 63011) for repair services on a malfunctioning Zeiss Kinevo 900 microscope under NAICS code 81120. The contract is being pursued as a sole-source procurement under 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, based on the assertion that PROAIM Americas LLC is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government's requirements due to the unique characteristics of the repair service required.
Interested parties may challenge this sole-source determination by submitting a capabilities statement no later than April 17, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time to tiffany.burks@va.gov with "Notice of Intent – PROAIM" in the subject line. Capabilities statements must provide clear and unambiguous evidence of service delivery capability; responses via SAM.gov alone are insufficient. All interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ to be eligible for contract award. Verbal and facsimile responses will not be accepted. If no viable responses are received by the deadline, the VA intends to proceed with negotiating directly with PROAIM Americas, LLC. The solicitation number is 36C25626Q0645, and inquiries should be directed to Contract Specialist Tiffany Burks at tiffany.burks@va.gov or 601-362-4471 X56338.
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Special Notice
Special Notice 36C25626Q0645
SUBJECT* Sole Source | Zeiss Kinevo 900 Microscope Repair
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 77056
SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C25626Q0645
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 04-17-2026 3:00 PM EASTERN TIME, NEW
YORK, USA
ARCHIVE 7 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* J065
NAICS CODE* 811210
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs
Network Contracting Office 16 Galleria Financial Center 5075 Westheimer Road Suite 750 Houston TX 77056-5643
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Tiffany Burks tiffany.burks@va.gov 601-362-4471 X56338
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov URL DESCRIPTION Department of Veterans Affairs AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS tiffany.burks@va.gov EMAIL DESCRIPTION Special Notice - 36C25626Q0645
Special Notice
Special Notice 36C25625Q0645
DESCRIPTION
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 16, Houston, Texas 77056, intends to issue a sole-source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), FAR 6.302‑1 (Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements) to PROAIM Americas, LLC, located at 16024 Manchester Rd., Suite 200, Ellisville, MO 63011.
The vendor shall provide all parts and services necessary to repair the malfunctioning Zeiss Kinevo 900 microscope, under NAICS 81120.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for quotations. Due to the unique characteristics required for this repair service, PROAIM Americas LLC is the only responsible source capable of meeting the Government’s requirements.
Interested parties may express their interest by submitting a capabilities statement no later than April 17, 2026, at 3:00 PM CST to tiffany.burks@va.gov. When responding, please include “Notice of Intent – PROAIM” in the email subject line. The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence demonstrating the capability to provide the required services.
Responding as an interested party on www.beta.sam.gov does not constitute adequate or convincing evidence of capabilities. A determination not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. Verbal and facsimile responses will not be accepted. All interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/SAM/ to be eligible for any Government contract award. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.
If no viable responses are received by the deadline, NCO 16 intends to proceed with negotiating solely with PROAIM Americas, LLC.
The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price contract. Information received will be used solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
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