6640--roche liat consumables

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Roche Diagnostics Corporation. The procurement (Solicitation Number 36C24625Q0818) is for Roche LIAT consumables specifically required for COVID-19, Influenza A/B, RSV, and Group A Streptococcus testing at the Charles George VAMC. The consumables include Strep A Test Kits and Controls, as well as COVID-19/Flu/RSV Test Kits and Controls. This notice falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and PSC code 6640 for Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. The posting date was June 12, 2025, with responses due by June 16, 2025.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the market of the government's intention to proceed with a sole source procurement under FAR 6.302-1 authority, though it is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested contractors have three days from the notice's issuance to submit expressions of interest via email to Harold McQuillia at harold.mcquillia@va.gov by 12pm Eastern Time on June 16, 2025. Contractors must demonstrate their capability to provide the prescribed services and supply sufficient data for the government to evaluate them as a comparable alternative to the intended source. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete this proposed contract based on responses received. Information submitted will be considered primarily for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement rather than proceeding with the planned sole source award.