AN12--MRI Scans for VA Approved Research
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26126Q1179
- 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
- 621512 Diagnostic Imaging Centers
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Network Contracting Office 21 issued a sole-source contract award notice on August 20, 2026, for mass spectrometry core services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, with a response deadline of August 23, 2026, and an anticipated award date of September 15, 2026.
The VA intends to award this firm-fixed-price contract to The Lucas Center for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging (SAM UEI: HJD6G4D6TJY5, Cage Code: 1KN27) located at 1201 Welch Road, Stanford, California. The contracting officer determined that these services are available from a single source without unacceptable delay or duplication of cost. Any interested firm capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement to Contracting Officer Cynthia Diezel (cynthia.diezel@va.gov) within three calendar days of publication, indicating business size and ownership status (large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a), woman-owned, and U.S. or foreign ownership).
The contractor must operate within 10 miles of VA Palo Alto Health Care System at 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, California. The period of performance runs September 15, 2026, through September 14, 2031. Scope includes sample processing to instrument-ready status, automated mass spectrometry data collection with scientist monitoring, and basic analysis delivered as digital spreadsheet files. Services are performed during standard business hours approximately twice per month on an as-needed basis. NAICS 621512 (Diagnostic Imaging Centers) applies. The Government will not compensate firms for submitted information and does not construe this notice as an obligation to award.
Notice text
The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 21 (NCO21), intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for mass spectrometry core services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) located at 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304. Contractor must be within 10 miles from the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Applicable NAICS: 621512, Diagnostic Imaging Centers
This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Due to the continuation of need it has been determined that these services are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements.
The Government intends to award the contract on 9/15/2026 to The Lucas Center for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging 1201 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305; SAM UEI: HJD6G4D6TJY5, Cage Code: 1KN27. The estimated Period of Performance will be 09/15/2026 09/14/2031.
This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting Cynthia Diezel via email at Cynthia.diezel@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C26126Q1179.docx | DOCX document | |
| P09 - Statement of Work_v3.docx | DOCX document |
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