6530--tabletop tester
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24625Q1168
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 6
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6, Durham VA Health Care System has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a procurement with Instron, a division of ITW, under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The procurement seeks to acquire an Instron Model 68TM-10 Tabletop Tester and Bluehill Universal Materials Testing Software for medical testing purposes. The VA intends to use FAR 6.302-1 authority to solicit and negotiate with only one source, utilizing procedures under FAR 13.5 for single source solicitation. This notice serves as advance notification to the marketplace rather than a formal request for quotation. The procurement falls under PSC category 6530 for Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to provide market notification of the VA's intent to conduct a sole source acquisition while allowing interested parties to express their capabilities and interest in the requirement. Contractors have until September 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM EST to submit their interest and capabilities via email to Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov, with telephone inquiries explicitly prohibited. To be eligible, vendors must be original equipment manufacturers, authorized dealers, authorized distributors, or authorized resellers with verifiable authorization documentation from the OEM. The procurement strictly prohibits gray market items and requires that all medical equipment, software licensing, warranties, and services comply with original equipment manufacturer terms and conditions. All information must be provided at no cost or obligation to the government, and the VA retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with the proposed contract based on responses received.
Notice text
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, Durham VA Health Care System intends to enter into a sole source procurement with Instron, a division of ITW.
NAICS 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The proposed contract action is to provide the Instron Model 68TM-10 Tabletop Tester and Bluehill Universal Materials Testing Software. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, using the procedures under FAR 13.5, Soliciting from a single source. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation. Interested parties may identify their interest in the requirement and capabilities to Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov no later than September 18, 2025, at 10:00AM EST. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government.
(a) Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for new OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts) for VA Medical Centers. No remanufacture or gray market items will be acceptable.
(b) Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e. replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.
(c) The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of the contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to a VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.
No solicitation will be made available. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24625Q1168.docx | DOCX document |
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