CHEMICAL AND SPECIAL STAIN REAGENTS (Notice of Intent To Sole Source)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25625R0069
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 16
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole source contract intended for Roche Diagnostics Corporation. The notice pertains to the procurement of immunohistology instruments, chemicals, and special stain reagents specifically for Roche Ventana stainers used by the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS). The procurement will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13, with the agency determining that Roche Diagnostics Corporation is the sole vendor capable of providing the required supplies and services. The contract opportunity is categorized under NAICS code 325413 for In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing and is being distributed through the U.S. General Services Administration's website at sam.gov.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about the VA's intent to negotiate with Roche Diagnostics Corporation as the sole source provider for specific laboratory equipment and reagents. Interested parties may identify their capabilities and interests by emailing james.hunt2@va.gov no later than April 7, 2025, at 4:00 pm CDT, with the understanding that only emailed responses will be considered. The government requires that the awarded contractor be an original equipment manufacturer (OEM), authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller, which must be verified through an authorization letter or documentation from the OEM. The contract will include a clause addressing gray market and counterfeit items, and any interested parties responding to the announcement must provide documentation proving their authorized status. The VA retains sole discretion in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement based on the responses received.
Notice text
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) intends to award a sole source contract to Roche Diagnostics Corporation to provide immunohistology instruments, chemicals and special stain reagents for Roche Ventana stainers. This procurement is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13.
The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) has a requirement for a contractor to provide immunohistology instruments, chemicals and special stain reagents for Roche Ventana stainers and Ventana Benchmark IHC/ISH slide staining systems currently in use by the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service of the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) located at 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, AR. 72205. Based on market research it has been determined that Roche Diagnostics Corporation is the only vendor capable of providing all necessary supplies and services in accordance with original equipment manufacturer’s requirements.
It is anticipated that any contract award for these items/services will include the clause at VAAR 852.212-71, Gray Market and Counterfeit Items. Therefore, the awardee shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller for the proposed items/systems, verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM. If responding to this announcement, please provide a copy of such documentation.
This notice is being distributed solely through the U.S. General Services Administration's website at https://sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 325413, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing.
The Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by email to james.hunt2@va.gov, no later than Monday, April 7, 2025, at 4:00pm (CDT). Only emailed responses will be considered. Information received will be utilized solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is at the sole discretion of the Government.
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