DA10--Software Subscriptions/Maint/Licenses | Laboratory Intent to Sole Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office published a Special Notice of its intent to award a sole source contract. The Notice was for software subscriptions, maintenance, and licenses for laboratory point of care systems to support operations at Veterans Health Administration facilities.

The Special Notice outlined the agency's intent to award a firm-fixed price contract to the incumbent contractor, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics Inc., to provide software maintenance and support for their RALS Point of Care solution for the period of December 2023 through December 2028. Responses to the Notice were due by December 15, 2023 to be considered for the sole source award. The purpose of the software is to interface laboratory test results from point of care meters with the hospital information system and meet regulatory requirements. The incumbent contractor must provide remote software monitoring, upgrades at no cost, and customer support during normal business hours under the terms of the contract.