Electrophoresis CPT
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25727Q0016
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 17
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
- San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 (VA VHA NCO 17), is issuing a sources-sought notice for a fully automated gel electrophoresis instrument for the South Texas Veterans Health Care System with responses due by September 22, 2026. This is a planning notice only; no contract will be awarded from this announcement, and responses are informational. The VA is assessing whether sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns are capable of performing the work.
The equipment will be located at Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital, 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, Texas 78229. The contractor must provide a fully automated instrument capable of performing serum and urine protein electrophoresis (SPEP/UPEP), immunofixation (SIFE/UIFE), and immunotyping (IT) to identify monoclonal and polyclonal gammopathies. The Statement of Work specifies SEBIA instruments (Hydrasys 2 or Capillarys 3 Octa) or FDA-approved equivalent systems; remanufactured and discontinued models are not acceptable.
The contract structure is indefinite quantity with a cost-per-test model based on cartridge pricing plus an add-on for equipment depreciation. Estimated annual testing volumes are 7,000 SPEP tests, 800 SIFE/IT tests, 650 UIFE tests, and 660 additional tests, though volumes are not guaranteed. The performance period is one base year plus four option years. Key requirements include 90-day implementation, 90% uptime with equipment replacement if downtime exceeds 10% monthly, 24/7 technical support with onsite Monday–Friday 8 AM–5 PM, barcode reading for patient identification, and HL7/ASTM Lab Information System interface compatible with Data Innovations.
Notice text
Electrophoresis CPT
Sources Sought Notice
This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice will be used for informational purposes only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs from the government will arise as a result from a response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded from this notice. The information requested in this notice will be used to determine if there are sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns that are capable of performing the work described for the requirement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17 is seeking sources for the following procurement: Electrophoresis CPT; Contractor shall provide a fully automated, gel electrophoresis instrument that can perform both serum and urine electrophoresis (SPEP/UPEP), immunofixation (SIFE/UIFE) and Immunotyping (IT) to identify monoclonal and polyclonal gammopathies for the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital, located at 7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229. See attached Statement of Work.
BACKGROUND
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services (P&LMS)
7400 Merton Minter Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78229
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
The South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) has a continued need for Serum and Urine Protein Electrophoresis, IFE, and IT instrumentation. The contractor shall provide a fully automated, gel electrophoresis instrument that can perform both serum and urine electrophoresis (SPEP/UPEP), immunofixation (SIFE/UIFE) and Immunotyping (IT) to identify monoclonal and polyclonal gammopathies. The Sebia instruments Capillarys and Hydrasys have been in use in the STVHCS Chemistry Laboratory 2016.
See Price/Cost Schedule and Attachment A within the Statement of Work (SOW) for lists of estimated testing needs. (Quantities are estimates only). See attached SOW for the performance requirements.
RESPONSE
If interested, please provide the following information in a response:
1. Name of Company
2. Point of Contact; name, phone number and email address
3. SAM UEI # or DUNS number
4. Company socio-economic status (i.e., Small Business, SDVOSB/VOSB)
5. Capability Statement
The information provided in a response to this notice may be used in developing an acquisition approach. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking any proprietary or competitive sensitive information that is provided in a response.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform must respond to the notice to be considered by 10:00 AM CST, September 22, 2026. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jose.Campa@va.gov.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOW Electrophoresis CPT.pdf | ||
| 36C25727Q0016.docx | DOCX document |
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