6640--6640 - Pluggo Decapper and KapSafe Recapper

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source for laboratory equipment procurement. The VA intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Laboratory Growth & Productivity (LGP) Consulting of Wood River, Illinois, for the acquisition of Pluggo Decapper Assembly Standard and KapSafe-mini Recapper for Single Racks. This equipment will be delivered to the VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain Campus, to replace existing laboratory equipment that has reached the end of its operational lifespan. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and Product Service Code 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). LGP Consulting has been identified as the sole manufacturer and distributor of these specific laboratory instruments.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform the market of the VA's intent to conduct a sole source procurement rather than a competitive solicitation, as justified under FAR 6.302.1-1 citing that only one responsible source exists and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency's requirements. Interested parties have until June 22, 2025, at 23:59 EST to respond to the notice, and should contact Contract Specialist Shannon Haberern at shannon.haberern@va.gov with any inquiries. The size standard for this procurement is 1,000 employees, and no set-aside designation applies to this opportunity. The Contracting Officer retains sole discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on any responses received to this notice. Since this is a sole source procurement, no formal solicitation will be posted to the Contracting Opportunities section of SAM.gov.