SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

*= Required Field Sources Sought Notice

SUBJECT* SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: BIO-RAD qPCR MACHINE

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 66048

REQUIREMENT NUMBER* 36C255-26-AP-2930

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 08-19-2026 11:00AM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

SET-ASIDE TBD

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6632

NAICS CODE* 334516

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office (NCO) 15 3450 S 4th Street Trafficway Leavenworth KS 66048

POINT OF CONTACT* Teresa Cabanting

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS Jefferson Barracks VAMC St. Louis, MO

POSTAL CODE 63125

COUNTRY USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS teresa.cabanting@va.gov mailto:teresa.cabanting@va.gov

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT

DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources

Sought Notice 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 Sources Sought Notice.

The submission of pricing, capabilities for planning purposes, and other market information is highly encouraged and allowed under this Sources Sought Notice.

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION

This is NOT a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and their size classification relative to

NAICS 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. Responses to this

Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions and after review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be published. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are not considered adequate responses for a solicitation announcement.

The information identified below is intended to be descriptive, not restrictive, and to indicate the quality of the supplies that will be satisfactory. It is the responsibility of the interested source to demonstrate to the Government that the interested parties can provide the supplies that fulfill the required specifications and/or the authority from the manufacturer to distribute the supplies.

If you are interested and are capable of providing the sought-out supplies, please provide the requested information indicated below in #1 thru 4. Response to this

Sources Sought Notice shall include:

Company name, address, point of contact, EUI, and size of business in addition to the following questions:

1. Is your company considered small under the NAICS code 334516 identified under this Sources Sought Notice? (If so, provide the small business identifier, e.g., SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.)

2. Provide the www.SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) number.

http://www.sam.gov/

3. Does your company have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract with GSA, VA NAC, or any other Federal contract, that can be utilized to procure the requirement listed above? If so, please provide the contract number.

4. Does your company have an Authorized to Distribute letter from a manufacturer? If so, please provide a copy.

Please submit your capabilities that show clear, compelling, and convincing evidence that you can provide the requirement described in the following Statement of Requirements.

Responses to this notice shall be submitted via E-mail are due on or before August

19, 2026 by 11:00 a.m. Central and sent to Teresa Cabanting at teresa.cabanting@va.gov. Send all questions to Teresa Cabanting at teresa.cabanting@va.gov.

Telephone responses or questions shall not be accepted.

If a solicitation is issued it shall be announced, at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this Sources Sought Notice.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are not a request to be added to a prospective offerors list nor to receive a copy of a solicitation. It is not incumbent upon the Contract Specialist to constantly update any vendor about the procurement course of action that will be taken. It is incumbent upon the vendor to watch all public places for any solicitations that may be posted, e.g., www.sam.gov.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), VISN 15 Network Contracting Office, is seeking sources that can provide the following:

Statement of Requirements

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), St. Louis VAMC is in need of CFX Opus 96 Real-Time PCR Instrument 96-well, 5-color plus FRET, network connected real-time PCR detection system, includes CFX Opus 96 base unit.

Technical Specifications:

mailto:teresa.cabanting@va.gov mailto:teresa.cabanting@va.gov http://www.sam.gov/

Installation:

Installation and demonstration after install are required for this equipment.

End of Statement of Requirements