J065--MALDI Biotyper Maintenance Services

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 12, through the Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC), has published a Special Notice regarding a sole source contract for MALDI Biotyper maintenance services. The procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures authority (41 U.S.C. 1901) and is classified under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a $34 million business size standard. Bruker Scientific has been identified as the sole authorized service provider capable of meeting the government's requirements. The Special Notice explicitly states that this is not a competitive solicitation and no traditional solicitation documents are available. Interested firms may still submit written notification to contest the sole source determination by the specified deadline.

The objective of this Special Notice is to provide notification of the government's intent to award a sole source, Firm-Fixed Price contract to Bruker Scientific for one-year base period maintenance services with four optional one-year renewals. Contractors wishing to challenge the sole source determination must submit written evidence by 10:00 AM Central Time on November 6, 2025, to Contracting Officer Robert Ruska at Robert.Ruska@va.gov. To be considered, firms must demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements and must provide a letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturer verifying their status as an authorized distributor per clause 852.212-71(c). While the government will evaluate any responses received, the final determination to compete or continue with the sole source award remains solely within the discretion of the government. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted, and only written submissions will be considered for evaluation.