NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE Cepheid1.pdf
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This is a Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source contract issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 2. The Department intends to award a 6-month, firm-fixed price contract to Cepheid for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Molecular testing services. The contract will enable the VA to continue supplying and maintaining operations with currently owned PCR instruments, reagents, consumables, disposables, and lease and preventative maintenance agreements across seven healthcare facilities: New Jersey Healthcare East Orange Campus, Hudson Valley Castle Point campus, FDR Albany Post Road facility, New York Harbor Healthcare System (Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Medical Center and Brooklyn campus), Northport VA Medical Center, and James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx. The period of performance is April 1, 2026, through October 1, 2026.
This Notice of Intent is not a formal solicitation document, and no contract award will be made based on responses to this notice. However, interested parties may submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) with detailed information about their capabilities, pricing data, and technical data demonstrating comparable capacity to serve as an alternative source. All EOI responses must be emailed to Aleta Jennette at Aleta.Jennette@va.gov and received by 10:00 AM EST on March 12, 2026. The government will consider all responses solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. The NAICS code is 334516, and no set-aside applies to this procurement.
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TITLE: 66- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
SOL: N/A
DUE: 03/12/2026
SET ASIDE: N/A
NAICS: 334516
POP STATE: 04/01/2026 through 10/01/2026
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 2 New Jersey Healthcare East Orange Campus 385 East
Tremont Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07018, Hudson Valley Castle Point campus, 41 Castle Point Road, Wappinger Falls, New York 12590, FDR 2094 Albany Post Road, Montrose, New York 10548, New York
Harbor Healthcare System, Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Medical Center 423 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010, Brooklyn campus 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, New York 11209, Northport VA Medical Center 79
Middleville Road, Northport, NY 11768, and James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge
Road, Bronx, NY 10468.
POC: Aleta Jennette Aleta.Jennette@va.gov mailto:aleta.jennette@va.gov
DESCRIPTION: NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE-SOURCE a 6-month, firm-fixed price contract TO Cepheid for
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Molecular testing. This will allow the VA to continue supply/services with currently owned instruments, reagents, consumables/disposables, and lease and preventative maintenance agreements.
Period of Performance: April 01, 2026, through October 01, 2026.
This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought, including pricing data and technical data sufficient to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to March 12, 2026. A determination by the government not to compete for this proposed contract based upon 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 in the future. Responses to this notice must be emailed to
Aleta.Jennette@va.gov and received by 10:00 AM EST on March 12, 2026. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated Contracting Officer on-time.
mailto:aleta.jennette@va.gov mailto:Aleta.Jennette@va.gov
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