6640--FY25: Microscope Hematology Department

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for microscope equipment for the Hematology Department at the VA Caribbean Healthcare System in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The notice identifies J.C. Gonzalez, Inc., located in San German, Puerto Rico, as the intended sole source recipient for this procurement. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of 41 USC 3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, which allows for sole source contracting under specific circumstances. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The solicitation number is 36C24825Q0856 and relates to laboratory equipment and supplies classified under PSC code 6640.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to provide transparency about the government's intent to award a sole source contract while offering other potential vendors an opportunity to demonstrate their technical capabilities for future consideration. Interested vendors who believe they possess the technical capability to meet the government's specific microscope equipment requirements must submit a complete technical package with clear and convincing evidence of their ability to fulfill the requirement. The submission deadline is June 27, 2025, at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, and all responses must be directed to Contract Specialist Eunice Bones at eunice.bones@va.gov. While the government will not compensate vendors for information submitted in response to this notice, any qualifying responses will be considered for future procurement opportunities. This represents the only formal notice the government will issue regarding its intent to solicit and award this specific requirement to a single source.