Intent to Sole Source
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C26326P0374
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments
- Place of performance
- Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract for Flow Cytometer Wash Assistants intended for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. This special notice, posted on April 10, 2026, indicates the government's intention to negotiate exclusively with BD Bioscience under the authority of FAR 13.106-1. The procurement is for supplies on a Firm Fixed Price basis with option periods. Although this represents a sole source award, the notice invites capable alternative sources to submit capability statements for government consideration in accordance with FAR 5.207(c)(16)(ii). The final determination to proceed with the sole source award or consider competing alternatives remains solely at the government's discretion.
Interested contractors have until April 11, 2026, to submit capability statements demonstrating their bona fide ability to fulfill the flow cytometer wash assistant requirements. All submissions must include the System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity ID (UEI), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and documentation confirming status as an authorized distributor or reseller of the specified equipment. Prospective offerors must maintain active registration in SAM at www.sam.gov to be considered. The government will retain all submitted information as market research for future procurement planning. This procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and PSC code 6630 (Chemical Analysis Instruments), indicating its classification within laboratory instrumentation supply categories.
Notice text
This Notice of Intent is provided to advise that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source, Firm Fixed Price contract with option periods with only one source, BD Bioscience, to provide Flow Cytometer Wash Assistants for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.
This contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source award under the authority of FAR 13.106-1.
This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with FAR 5.207 (c) (16) (ii), all responsible sources that feel they can meet the Government’s requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: the System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity ID (UEI), and the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), along with documentation that the vendor is an authorized distributor/reseller. All offerors must have an active registration in SAM at www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information will be retained as Market Research.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Award Notice - BD Bioscience | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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