6640--FY26: Abbott iStat Point of Care Test NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24826Q0353
- Agency
-
Veterans Integrated Service Network 8
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VA VISN 8) has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a federal contract for Abbott iStat Point of Care Analyzers and related consumables to the VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The VA Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8) intends to award a firm-fixed price single-source procurement exclusively to Abbott Laboratories Inc under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). This special notice was posted on February 18, 2026, and indicates the government's determination that only Abbott possesses the capability to perform all designated medical tests on a single integrated platform. The contract covers analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing (NAICS 334516) and laboratory equipment and supplies (PSC 6640), with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.
The objective of this procurement is to replace the VA Caribbean Healthcare System's outdated point of care testing equipment with newer Abbott i-STAT analyzers capable of performing critical medical tests including activated clotting time, high-sensitivity troponin, basic metabolic panels, blood gases with electrolytes, creatinine, and glucose testing for critically ill patients. Interested firms may challenge the sole-source determination by submitting clear and convincing evidence of their capability to provide the required services and supplies, along with a demonstration that competition would be advantageous to the government; such challenges must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Darrin Alexander at darrin.alexander2@va.gov no later than March 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. This notice is not a competitive solicitation and no solicitation package is available at this time. The government reserves the right to make a final determination regarding whether to compete the contract based on responses received and will not reimburse costs associated with submitting capability information.
Notice text
The VA Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8) intends to issue a firm-fixed price single-source procurement to Abbott Laboratories Inc for FY26: Abbott iStat Point of Care Analyzers (Cost-Per-Test), consumables for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The proposed contract is for an Abbott iStat Point of Care Analyzers (Cost-Per-Test) consumables to provide medical testing for the following: ACT, hs Troponin, Basic metabolic panel with hemoglobin and hematocrit, Blood gases with sodium, potassium, hemoglobin and hematocrit, Creatinine, Glucose for critically ill patients required to be performed on a single platform/equipment. The current platform is old and is in need of replacement. These products and equipment are utilized to ensure and maintain high-quality testing and disease discovery for medical patients. There is only one company with the capability of performing these designated tests under one platform. The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 334516 with a business size standard of 1,000 employees and PSC 6640.
The proposed contract is to replace the current outdated Point of Care Test Analyzers (Cost-Per-Test), consumables. A newer version of the Abbott i-STAT analyzers (Cost-Per-Test) consumables and platform, which the Government intends to solicit, with only one source under the Authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). This is a notice of intent to award a single-source procurement action and is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation package is available. Firms that want to challenge the single source must show clear and convincing evidence of their capability to provide the services/supplies, and that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Those responses are to be submitted via email to CS/CO Email Darrin.Alexander2@va.gov no later than 03/04/2026 at 13:00 and Eastern Time Zone
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NCO-8 will not provide any reimbursement for any costs associated with or connected with providing any capabilities information.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24826Q0353.docx | DOCX document | |
| Notice of Intent To Sole Source.pdf |
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