6640--AlteCap Swift 96 DETECT

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source contract number 6640--AlteCap Swift 96 DETECT. This notice announces the agency's intention to negotiate a sole source contract with Thomas Scientific, LLC, a small business located in Swedesboro, New Jersey, for the delivery of an AlteCap Swift Automated Decapper System. The equipment will be installed at the VA Boston Healthcare System's Jamaica Plain Campus to replace existing laboratory equipment that has reached the end of its operational lifespan and is no longer manufactured. Thomas Scientific serves as the U.S. authorized distributor for AltemisLab's complete product line. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and Product Service Code 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies.

The primary purpose of this sole source procurement is to replace outdated laboratory equipment with a compatible decapper system that supports the existing labware infrastructure at the VA facility. Interested parties must submit responses by September 8, 2025, at 23:59 EST to Contract Specialist Shannon Haberern via email at shannon.haberern@va.gov. The contracting authority for this sole source action is FAR 6.302.1-1, which permits procurement from only one responsible source when no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The size standard for this procurement is 1,000 employees, and the vendor must be capable of providing on-site installation services. No formal solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov since this is intended as a sole source award, though the Contracting Officer retains discretion to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received to this notice.