Molecular HIV-PCR Test Equipment Maintenance

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Network Contracting Office 07 has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract for Microbiology Molecular Diagnostics reagents and analyzer reagent rental services. The contract will be awarded to Roche Diagnostics Corp, with a firm-fixed-price base and options, anticipated to be executed on February 2, 2025. The procurement specifically targets FDA-approved real-time PCR testing equipment and a pre-analytical processing instrument capable of conducting various diagnostic tests including HIV-1 viral load, CT/NG, COVID-19, HPV, HCV, HBV, and TV/MG. The equipment will be delivered to the Atlanta VA Medical Center located in Decatur, Georgia. This sole source procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees.

Contractors interested in this opportunity must submit capability documentation by December 26, 2024, at 12:00 PM EST via email to Alecia Mitchell at alecia.mitchell@va.gov. To be eligible, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and provide an authorized distributor letter from the manufacturer. The contract includes comprehensive services such as full equipment maintenance, emergency service, and periodic preventive maintenance for the diagnostic instruments. Roche Diagnostics Corp will be responsible for providing and maintaining the molecular testing equipment, ensuring the VA Medical Center has reliable diagnostic capabilities across multiple testing domains. The sole source designation suggests that Roche Diagnostics Corp has unique capabilities or is the only vendor capable of meeting the specific technical requirements for these advanced molecular diagnostic instruments and services.