J065--Service maintenance for VIIA 7 PCR AND QUANTSTUDIO (2) EQUIPMENT
Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24826Q0298
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 8
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (Network Contracting Office 8) is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive service maintenance for laboratory equipment at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida. The procurement covers full-service maintenance for the ViiA7 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System and two Quantstudio models (12K Flex OA and Accufil), classified under NAICS code 811210 and PSC J065. The contractor must furnish all necessary labor, transportation, parts, preventive maintenance agreements, testing, maintenance kits, and equipment certification. The government intends to award this as a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Life Technologies Corporation dba Invitrogen, based on their certified validation as the only firm capable of providing the specialized service required. The response deadline for this Sources Sought Notice is 11:59 PM Eastern Time, though the government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the requirement based on responses received.
This procurement carries no set-aside designations and is intended as a sole-source award to Life Technologies Corporation dba Invitrogen, the current authorized vendor for this equipment. The contract will span multiple performance periods, with the ViiA7 PCR System maintenance running from February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2031, while the Quantstudio equipment maintenance period begins April 1, 2026 and extends through January 31, 2031, representing approximately five years of service coverage. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. These instruments are utilized daily in the laboratory, making reliable maintenance and support critical to hospital operations. The solicitation number is 36C24826Q0298, and interested parties should monitor for the formal solicitation release following this Sources Sought period.
Notice text
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Notice of Intent is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of a sole source, firm-fixed price contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(2) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to Life Technologies Corporation dba Invitrogen for the ViiA7 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System, Quantstudio 12K Flex OA, and Quantstudio Accufil, located at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Florida. The period of performance is from 2/1/2026 to 1/31/2031, for the ViiA7 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System; and period of performance for the Quantstudio 12K Flex OA, and Quantstudio Accufil is 4/1/2026 to 1/31/2031.
These instruments are used every day in the lab. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 811210, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance and the Product Service Code (PSC) is J065, Maintenance and Repair of Medical, Dental and Veterinary.
The contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, and parts necessary to provide full service, including preventive maintenance agreement including testing, maintenance kits and certification of the equipment in paragraph two (2).
Life Technologies Corporation dba Invitrogen has provided a certified letter for validation are the sole firm who can provide this service. Therefore, the Government understands that Life Technologies Corporation dba Invitrogen, is an authorized vendor for performing maintenance and repair of the ViiA7 Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System, Quantstudio 12K Flex OA, and Quantstudio Accufil equipment. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 36C24826Q0298.docx | DOCX document |
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