6550--Optilite analyzer reagents

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is preparing to solicit Optilite analyzer reagents and consumables with a response deadline of September 7, 2026, at 9:00 AM Pacific Time. This is a sources sought notice (reference 36C26226Q1425) issued as a pre-solicitation; responses do not constitute binding offers, but interested parties are encouraged to submit pricing and capabilities for planning purposes. Any formal solicitation will require separate responses.

Place of performance is the Department of Veterans Affairs Southern Arizona Healthcare System in Tucson, Arizona. The contracting office is located in Long Beach, California.

All reagents and consumables must be manufactured by Binding Site Laboratories with no substitutions permitted. Required products include Freelite Kappa reagent (measuring range 0.6–63,500 mg/L), Freelite Lambda reagent (1.3–139,000 mg/L), Ceruloplasmin reagent (0.04–1.64 g/L), Optilite cuvettes, washing solutions, tubing maintenance solution, diluents, and sample cups. Kappa and Lambda kits must contain calibrators, controls, and liquid latex reagent for 100 assays with three-month stability at 2–8°C; Ceruloplasmin kits must contain components for 50 assays. No remanufactured or gray market items will be accepted.

The contract structure comprises a base year and four option years with identical specifications and quantities across all periods. Base and option line items specify 120 units of Kappa and Lambda kits, 20 units of Ceruloplasmin kits, 32 units of cuvettes, and supporting consumables.

Respondents must be authorized resellers, distributors, or dealers of the original equipment manufacturer with verification documentation. Responses must be submitted via email to Carlos.Magana@va.gov. The requirement falls under NAICS 325413 (chemical manufacturing) and PSC 6550.