6640--Intent to Sole Source with Sophion Bioscience Inc. , for the QChip-384 measurement plate SB2110 for use with the automated electrophysiology QUBE062 Qube system

Pre-Solicitation Notice for 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 for a 12-month period with Sophion Bioscience Inc., 400 Trade Center Drive, Suite 6900, Woburn MA 01801 for the QChip-384 measurement plates used with the QUBE062 instrument Qube System for the VA West Haven CT Healthcare System located at 950 Campbell Ave, Bldg. 34, West Haven, CT 06516 on an as monthly basis. Sophion Bioscience is the producer of the QUBE062 instrument and is the only authorized manufacturer and seller for QChip384 measurement plates. Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to FedBizOps (FBO). A Sources Sought Notice published to FBO on 6/14/2022 under #36C24E22Q0164, returned no results other than from the incumbent, Sophion Bioscience, Inc. The applicable NAICS code is 334516 with a 1000 Employee size standard. The PSC is 6640. 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.

Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at annmarie.stewart@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.