6550--NEW - Cepheid Reagents Contract
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C25726Q0029
- Agency
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Points of contact
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- Susan Flores susan.flores2@va.gov (210) 617-5300
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 17, has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source Firm-Fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Cepheid for diagnostic testing reagents and supplies. The solicitation number is 36C25726Q0029, with a response deadline of October 16, 2025, at 10 AM Central Time. This procurement is being pursued as a sole source award because Cepheid is the only vendor capable of providing the specific GeneXpert system-compatible cartridges required for the contract. The notice was posted on October 2, 2025, and falls under NAICS code 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) and PSC code 6550 (In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets). If no alternative sources are identified within seven days of the notice publication, the contract will be issued directly to Cepheid without further competition.
The primary objective of this procurement is to supply the South Texas VA Health Care System and its Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service with respiratory and COVID-19 diagnostic test kits, specifically the XPRS4PLEX-10 (680 units) for detecting Flu A, Flu B, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2, and the XPRS-COV2-10 (385 units) for SARS-CoV-2 detection. The selected vendor must meet several critical requirements, including providing testing educational materials and procedures at no additional cost, delivering supplies according to manufacturer specifications and compliance with CLIA, FDA, and CAP requirements, sequestering reagent lots to maintain consistent lot numbers throughout the contract year, and providing same-day order confirmations with next-day delivery capability. The contract structure is demand-driven with no fixed delivery schedule, allowing the customer to place orders as needed through telephone requests. Although this is a sole source procurement, interested contractors have until October 16, 2025, to submit evidence of alternative sources or their capability to provide these specialized diagnostic supplies. The contract will operate with five ordering periods and is structured as a Firm-Fixed price arrangement with the expectation that the vendor will absorb delivery costs and educational material expenses.
Notice text
Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a Firm-Fixed priced, IDIQ contract with five ordering periods to Cepheid. The GeneXpert system can only be used with the GeneXpert cartridge.
Item #
Description/Part Number*
Qty
XPRS4PLEX-10
KIT,IVD,XPRESS,COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS,10TEST
Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus
Detection and differentiation of Flu A, Flu B, RSV and SARS-
CoV-2, which all present with similar symptoms
680
XPRS-COV2-10
KIT,10 TEST,XPRESS COVID PLUS,US-IVD
Xpert Xpress CoV-2 plus
Qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 with three gene targets for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, providing target redundancy that mitigates impact of genetic mutations.
385
This order is for an IDIQ contract for CEPHEID XPRS-COV2-10 KIT,10 TEST,XPRESS COVID PLUS,US-IVD and XPRS4PLEX-10 KIT,IVD,XPRESS,COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS,10 TEST supplies.
1. The vendor shall provide testing educational materials and procedures of testing supplies at no additional cost.
2. The vendor shall deliver all testing supplies at no additional Government cost.
3. The vendor shall deliver testing supplies that are according to manufacturer specification, CLIA, FDA and CAP requirements.
4. In the event that requested supplies are on back-order, vendor is to inform COR as to the estimated time of availability.
5. The items on this contract are not on a delivery schedule. The customer will call vendor with order request for items needed. The South Texas VA Health Care System (STVHCS) and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service (P&LMS) located in San Antonio, Texas, requests a Vendor to provide XPRS4PLEX-10 KIT,IVD,XPRESS,COV-2/FLU/RSV PLUS,10 TEST and supplies. The vendor must be able to sequester reagent lots so that the lot numbers will be the same throughout the contract year. The vendor must provide confirmation of order same day as order request is received.The vendor must provide tracking information and provide an estimated delivery time. The vendor must be able to provide next-day delivery of the following reagents as needed:
The sole source justification submitted by the requesting activity states that Cepheid is the only vendor able to provide this service. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. A contract will not be awarded based on an offer received in response to this notice; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals or offers received will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received within 7 days from the publication of this notice, a contract/order will be issued to Cepheid without any further notice. The proposed contract actions are for services, which the government intends to negotiate with only one source. The anticipated statutory authorities permitting other than full and open competition for the requirement is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed sole source procurement will be made by a pricing agreement with Cepheid
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 36C25726Q0029.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6550--NEW - Cepheid Reagents Contract | Award Notice | |
| 6550--NEW - Cepheid Reagents Contract | Special Notice |
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