6640--Erythrocytes Sedimentation Rate Analyzers CPT

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, specifically Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VA Caribbean Healthcare System), has issued Special Notice 36C24826Q0221 announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Analyzers. The procurement, classified under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with PSC code 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies), is being conducted in accordance with 41 USC 3304(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1. The contracting office is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Government intends to award to Bionuclear, also located in San Juan. The small business size standard for this procurement is 1,000 employees, and this notice represents the sole notification of the Government's intent to solicit and award to one source.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to solicit competing technical proposals from vendors who believe they possess the capability to meet the VA's specific requirement for Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Analyzers. Interested contractors must submit a complete technical package providing clear and convincing evidence of their technical capability to meet the Government's needs by February 3, 2026, at 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, directed to Contract Specialist Eunice Bones at eunice.bones@va.gov. There are no explicit eligibility restrictions stated; any vendor with demonstrated technical capability is encouraged to respond. All responses will be evaluated for determining sources for future procurements, though the Government will not provide compensation for submitted information. This sole source procurement reflects the VA's determination that only one known source can satisfy the specific technical requirements for this equipment.