6515--FACSLyric Workstation Update

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is seeking to procure workstation updates for two Becton Dickinson FACSLyric Flow Cytometers at the VA San Diego Healthcare System's Flow Cytometry/Immunology Laboratory. This procurement involves a one-time upgrade package to replace existing workstation computers with new systems running Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, ensuring continued operational support for critical leukemia and lymphoma diagnostic testing equipment. The work must be performed by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified service technician and includes all labor, materials, and parts with a 24-hour response time guarantee and 90-day warranty on workmanship. The VA has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source, indicating Becton, Dickinson and Company as the only capable contractor due to their proprietary operating system and the cost-prohibitive nature of replacing the entire system. Interested parties, particularly Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, must submit capability statements by June 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time to Contract Specialist Marcos Diaz.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designation and appears targeted toward Becton, Dickinson and Company as the incumbent provider of the existing equipment. The contract calls for exactly two computer bundles (Becton Dickinson Computer Bundle Product # C71152) with strict compatibility requirements for the existing BD FACSLyric instruments with serial numbers Z663518000011 and Z663518000012. The Statement of Work emphasizes zero tolerance for substitutions, as alternative software or hardware could invalidate the In Vitro Diagnostic certification and result in cessation of testing operations for VISN22. Services must be performed during normal duty hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) at the Jennifer Moreno VA Medical Center in San Diego, California. While no specific contract value is mentioned in the documents, the procurement falls under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.