6550--Test Kits and Reagents - Sources Sought
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24126Q0400
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 1
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Department of Veterans Affairs VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration is seeking potential vendors to supply domestic Test Kits and Reagents for the CT Healthcare System under NAICS code 325413 and PSC 6550. This is a sources sought notice, not a formal solicitation, indicating an upcoming potential Request for Quote (RFQ) to satisfy FAR Part 5 posting requirements. Interested vendors must respond by April 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time and should register on SAM.gov's interested vendors list to monitor for amendments and subsequent solicitation documents. Prospective firms must be registered in SAM.gov and VetCert databases, complete VA Form 10091 vendorization, and those claiming Small Business status under the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be verified by the Small Business Administration prior to award. The Contracting Officer is Tara Dossiema, reachable at Tara.Dossiema@va.gov or 603-624-4366 x5129, and the determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice remains solely within the Contracting Officer's discretion.
This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations. The attached Statement of Work references 10X Genomics, Inc. as the current contractor under follow-on contract VA241-15-D-0148, suggesting a potential single-source or specialized procurement requirement for proprietary genomics kits. The requirement includes nine product lines of specialized single-cell genomics reagents and kits, including Chromium Next GEM bundles, Xenium products, and related consumables, with delivery required within eight weeks of award to the VA National PTSD Brain Bank in New Haven, Connecticut. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in this sources sought notice. The procurement supports research applications in single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and related genomic analysis for the Clinical Neurosciences Division and VA Brain Bank's research on posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid conditions.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking potential vendors for a requirement of domestic Test Kits and Reagents for the CT Healthcare System, CT. The applicable NAICS code is 325413. The PSC is 6550. The authority for this action is FAR 13.106-1: Soliciting Competition and fulfills FAR Part 5.101(a) posting requirements.
This is a Sources Sought notice synopsizing an upcoming potential RFQ solicitation to satisfy the requirements of FAR 5.201 and 5.203. All interested parties should register via SAM.gov interested vendors list. It is the responsibility of the offeror to monitor and download amendments from SAM.gov Contract Opportunities, which may be issued to this sources sought. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, FAR 2.101, and VAAR 802.101, prospective firms must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov), and in VetCert (Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov)) databases prior to award. ((Note: In accordance with Public Law 109-461, 38 USC 8127, and NDAA 2021, all vendors claiming Small Business status in accordance with the Veteran's First Contracting Program must be VERIFIED by the Small Business Administration (SBA)). Also, to qualify for a VA contract, vendor must be vendorized by completing Form 10091 at URL Â https://www.cep.fsc.va.gov/ .
Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at Tara.Dossiema@va.gov regarding this procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Statement of Work 10X Genomics.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C24126Q0400.docx | DOCX document |
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