6640--AlteCap Swift Decappers HCR (VA-26-00064075)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24126Q0665
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 1
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 1 (NCO 1) Boston MA 02130
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole-source contract to Thomas Scientific for the AlteCap Swift Automated Decapper System, including components, cassettes, and installation at VAMC Boston, Massachusetts, with a response deadline of August 3, 2026. This procurement is flagged as Total Small Business set-aside. Thomas Scientific is identified as the only responsible source capable of meeting VAMC Boston's requirements to maintain VA research compliance; no competitive solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov. The contracting authority is FAR 6.302-1 (Only One Responsible Source). NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) applies, with a 1000-employee size standard. PSC 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies) governs classification. Interested parties may submit comments or objections by 11:00 AM EST on August 3, 2026, directed to Contract Specialist Lauren Reed-Smart at lauren.reed-smart@va.gov. The Contracting Officer retains discretion to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received to this notice. The contracting office is VA Network Contracting Office 1 in Boston, Massachusetts, with the procurement office in Augusta, Maine.
Notice text
Pre-solicitation Notice of Intent to Sole Source
Pre-Solicitation Notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source contract with:  Â
THOMAS SCIENTIFIC
1654 HIGH HILL RD
SWEDESBORO, NJ 08085
UEI: CN1DHDM1HDZ5
This is not a solicitation. The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to purchase the AlteCap Swift Automated Decapper System, along with all necessary components and cassettes for full operational capability and installation from Thomas Scientific, to be installed at VAMC Boston, MA. Thomas Scientific, is the only company who can provide the system and installation that meets all the needs of VAMC Boston to maintain VA research compliance. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contracting Opportunities SAM.gov.
The authority for this action is FAR 6.302.1-1 Only One Responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
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The NAICS 334516. The size standard is 1000 employees. The PSC/FSC is 6640.Â
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Interested persons may contact the Contract Specialist by email at lauren.reed-smart@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. Â
Response must be received by 08/03/2026 NLT 11:00am EST.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24126Q0665.docx | DOCX document |
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