Intent to Sole Source - Cellavision Services (VA-25-00024899)
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C26325Q0636_1
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 23
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56303, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 23 has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for repair and preventative maintenance services for CellaVision laboratory equipment. The contract will be awarded to Sysmex Americas, Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, which allows for sole source procurement when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. The services will be performed at the VA St. Cloud Health Care System in Minnesota for one CellaVision DM1200 unit. The contract falls under NAICS code 811210 for Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance with a size standard of $34 million. The solicitation number is 36C26325Q0636, and the intended contractor is Sysmex America, Inc., located in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's intent to proceed with a sole source procurement while allowing other potential contractors to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested parties may submit capability statements by August 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM Central Time to Contract Specialist Amanda Patterson-Elliott via email with "Response to CellaVision Maintenance" in the subject line. Capability statements must provide clear evidence of the respondent's ability to provide the required services, including field service representatives trained by the Original Equipment Manufacturer on the specific equipment model. The contract covers a base year from August 15, 2025 to August 14, 2026, with four optional years extending through August 14, 2030, and includes software updates, preventive maintenance, repairs, parts replacement, and 24-hour technical assistance with specific response time requirements. The government has no obligation to acknowledge submissions or conduct a competitive procurement based on responses received.
Notice text
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c) (1) FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, to Sysmex Americas, Inc. for Repair and Preventative Maintenance for CellaVision Laboratory Equipment.
The place of performance is for the Department of Veterans Affairs St. Cloud: St, Cloud VA Medical Center 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303. The NAICS code is 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance, with a size standard of $34 Million, and PSC J065.
Sysmex America, Inc.
UEI: RCK2KP74XJF1
577 Aptakisic Rd.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4325
This notice of intent is not a request for quotations; all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency by e-mailing such statement and supporting documentation to Amanda Patterson-Elliott, Contract Specialist, at amanda.patterson-elliott@va.gov. Statements are due no later than 8/11/25 at 10:00 am Central Time. Please indicate “Response to CellaVision Maintenance” in subject line of e-mail. No phone calls please. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
The capabilities statement must provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capability of the party to provide the required services. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.
Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government under the authorities cited above. A solicitation will not be issued.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| S03. ISS 36C26325Q0636_1.pdf | ||
| SOW CellaVision lab equipment.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| J065--Cellavision Services (VA-25-00024899) | Pre-Solicitation |
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