7H20 - Sole Source Remote Automated Laboratory System Software and Support
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26126Q1039
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 21
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 518210 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
- PSC
- 7H20 It And Telecom - Platform Products: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (Hw, Perpetual License Software)
- Place of performance
- Palo Alto, California 94304, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 intends to sole source Remote Automated Laboratory System software and middleware support to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc., with offers due September 24, 2026.
The procurement is justified under FAR 12.102(b) as a 100% sole source award. Abbott is the exclusive developer and provider of the RALS platform with no authorized resellers or alternate distributors in the United States. Market research confirmed no small business vendors with documented authorization to provide the RALS solution. A presolicitation notice was published from July 27 through August 10, 2026, to solicit alternative proposals.
Place of performance is VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California. The contract covers middleware support for a Laboratory Information System interface across six diagnostic instruments: Abbott i-STAT POC, Roche AccuChek Inform II, Roche CoaguChek XS Plus/Pro, Oximeter AVOXimeter 1000E, GEM Premier 7000, and GEM Premier Chemstat. The contractor must provide licensed instrument interface software, a data and information management system, server hardware, operating system and server software upgrades, and ensure 24/7 system availability. All qualified technicians must perform work on-site at VA Palo Alto HCS Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, Building 100, Room E4-310.
The contract structure is a firm-fixed-price base year from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with four optional 12-month extension periods running through September 30, 2031. The total contract ceiling is $40 million. The NAICS code is 518210, Computing Infrastructure Providers. The procurement is unrestricted for small business participation. Price reasonableness will be established through historical pricing analysis and comparison to an Independent Government Cost Estimate.
Notice text
The Government intends to sole soure the procurement of middleware support for Lab Information System (LIS) interfaces to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc. The VA Palo Alto Ancillary Testing Department requires equipment to interface the Ancillary testing devices to the Laboratory Information System (VISTA) and the electronic health record (CPRS). This interface receives the patient POC test results and pulls the patient’s demographics from the Lab Information System (LIS). This system will apply all of the appropriate rules in adherence to all appropriate regulations to ensure quality and compliance standards and requirements are met. This system will also serve as the electronic storage of all test parameters and results.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| P03 - Justification and Approval_Redacted.pdf | ||
| 36C26126Q1039.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 7H20 - Remote Automated Laboratory System Software and Support | Pre-Solicitation |
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