DA10--Intent to Sole Source - RALS Glucose

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 is issuing an Intent to Sole Source for RALS Glucose diagnostic equipment and systems. The procurement encompasses specialized medical diagnostic equipment including AccuChek, DCA Vantage, Clinitek Status, AVOX 4000, and AVOX 1000e products for six VA Medical Centers located in Albany, Batavia, Bath, Buffalo, Canandaigua, and Syracuse, New York. The intended sole source contractor is Abbott Rapid Diagnostic Information, Inc., and the system requirements include comprehensive diagnostic modules with browser-based remote access (RALS-Web3), instrument/analyzer systems, laboratory information system (LIS) HL7 interfaces, and patient verification capabilities. While this is not a competitive request for proposals, interested parties may submit Expressions of Interest by July 31, 2025, demonstrating comparable capabilities to the specified equipment. The government will consider these responses before making a final determination on proceeding with the sole source contract, with the primary point of contact being Erskine Shoulars at Erskine.Shoulars@va.gov.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified vendors who can demonstrate equivalent capabilities. Abbott Rapid Diagnostic Information, Inc. is identified as the intended sole source contractor for this specialized medical diagnostic equipment procurement. The contract will serve six VA Medical Centers across upstate New York, with the VA Network Contracting Office at James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY managing the procurement process. The solicitation number is 36C24225Q0858, and responses must be submitted by July 31, 2025, at 12 PM Eastern Time. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers and PSC code DA10 for IT and Telecom Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service. No specific award values, budget ranges, or detailed quantities are disclosed in the available documentation.