6550--Intent to Sole Source | 3 Month Bridge Philadelphia VA Medical Center Laboratory Hematology/Chemistry Testing

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4 intends to sole source a three-month bridge contract for Beckman Coulter chemistry and hematology testing services at Philadelphia VA Medical Center, with a capability statement deadline of August 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. The procurement is restricted to Beckman Coulter, Inc. under FAR 6.103-11 Single Source Justification authority, though the notice invites interested vendors to demonstrate capability and may inform the Government's final decision to proceed without competition.

The bridge contract covers continuation of chemistry, hematology, and immunochemistry testing services and equipment during facility renovations and server build-out pending long-term instrumentation deployment. Required equipment includes two primary chemistry analyzers, two immunochemistry analyzers, two hematology analyzers, one slide maker-stainer, and middleware software, all FDA-approved with random access capability and bidirectional barcode interfaces compatible with VA laboratory information systems. Pricing must be structured as cost-per-test or cost-per-reportable-result and include reagents, calibrators, controls, supplies, consumables, maintenance, and 24/7 technical support with a maximum 30-minute callback response and two-hour on-site response time. Work must be completed within 90 days of award, with equipment achieving 90 percent effectiveness within 30 consecutive calendar days of installation.

Interested vendors must submit one-page capability statements including company name, UEI/SAM number, socioeconomic category, and business capability description to Christa Stine at christa.stine@va.gov. This notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a request for quotations.