6550--Epoc / RapidPoint Blood Gas

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is seeking qualified vendors to provide reagents, supplies, consumables, equipment maintenance, and related services for Siemens RapidPoint and EPOC blood gas analyzers across eight VA healthcare facilities in California and Arizona, including locations in Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, Loma Linda, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Prescott, and Tucson. This is a pre-solicitation Request for Information (RFI) and Sources Sought notice designed to gather market information from potential vendors prior to formal solicitation. Interested parties must submit pricing information and company qualifications by April 13, 2026, at 7:00 AM Pacific Time via email to Marcos Diaz (marcos.diaz@va.gov) and Carlos Magana (Carlos.Magana@va.gov), using either the provided pricing template or alternative custom formats that address all required line items. Respondents must provide business classification information, manufacturer or distributor status, and evidence that any "equal to" items meet all salient characteristics. The procurement structure is a Cost Per Test (CPT) model under a Blanket Purchase Agreement framework, with pricing required for a base year plus four one-year option periods, though formal evaluation criteria for award selection have not yet been released as this is a pre-solicitation phase.

This pre-solicitation notice includes no specific set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractors or current award values are identified at this stage of the pre-solicitation process. Vendor responses must address a comprehensive range of items and services including EPOC and RAPIDPoint analyzer units, test cards, control fluids, calibration verification materials, quality control supplies, various service and warranty agreements, software support, and premium reader agreements, with quantities escalating across the four option periods to reflect anticipated increased utilization. The contract period runs from June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2031, with the contractor required to maintain full Siemens service contracts providing unlimited Monday-Friday service visits, 24/7 phone support, preventive and emergency maintenance, 24-hour emergency response capability, and staffing by Siemens-trained and certified technicians. Under the Cost Per Test pricing model, contractors must provide a single price per test that encompasses all reagents, standards, quality controls, consumable items, maintenance, equipment delivery and installation, staff training, and equipment removal. The procurement covers twenty specific analyzers distributed across the participating VA facilities, with vendor responses to this RFI forming the foundation for the formal solicitation that will follow.