Notice of Intent to Sole Source: 554- New Contract Tecan Fluent 780 and Freedom Evo Maintenance
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25925Q0140
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 19
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Aurora, Colorado 80045, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source a procurement for comprehensive maintenance of Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 instruments. The notice pertains to a five-year agreement with Tecan U.S., Inc., the sole manufacturer and service provider for these specific instruments. The procurement will cover maintenance services for government-owned equipment located at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center. Tecan U.S., Inc. is classified under NAICS Code 811210 with a business size standard of $34 million. The notice emphasizes that these instruments are proprietary and only available directly from Tecan U.S., Inc. within the United States.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to inform potential contractors about the VA's intent to award a sole source contract for instrument maintenance services. Interested parties may submit their capabilities and interest by 9:00 AM Mountain Time on January 27th, 2025, by emailing devin.reichert@va.gov. Contractors responding to the notice must clearly demonstrate their ability to meet the government's requirements, including providing relevant specifications, cut sheets, brochures, or capability statements. The contract will be a firm-fixed price agreement covering a base year and four optional years, spanning from February 3, 2025, through February 2, 2030. The government retains sole discretion in determining whether to compete this requirement and is not responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in preparing responses. Notably, this notice is not a request for competitive quotes but an opportunity for potential contractors to express their capabilities.
Notice text
Notice of Intent to Sole Source
In accordance with FAR 8.405-6(b), this Notice of Intent is to inform all parties the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 located at 6162 South Willow Drive Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 intends to award a sole source procurement for the following requirement to the large business manufacturer, Tecan U.S., Inc., 9401 Globe Center Dr Ste 140, Morrisville, NC 27560:
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CLIN |DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES|
0001 Comprehensive Maintenance for Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 Instruments Period of Performance: February 3, 2025 through February 2, 2026
|QTY| |UNIT OF ISSUE|
1 Year
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CLIN |DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES|
1001 Comprehensive Maintenance for Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 Instruments
Period of Performance: February 3, 2026 through February 2, 2027
|QTY| |UNIT OF ISSUE|
1 Year
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2001 Comprehensive Maintenance for Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 Instruments
Period of Performance: February 3, 2027 through February 2, 2028
|QTY| |UNIT OF ISSUE|
1 Year
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CLIN |DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES|
3001 Comprehensive Maintenance for Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 Instruments
Period of Performance: February 3, 2028 through February 2, 2029
|QTY| |UNIT OF ISSUE|
1 Year
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CLIN |DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES|
4001 Comprehensive Maintenance for Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 Instruments
Period of Performance: February 3, 2029 through February 2, 2030 Base Units
|QTY| |UNIT OF ISSUE|
1 Year
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VISN 19 proposes to enter into a Base + four (4) Option Years firm-fixed price, five (5) year follow-on agreement for Comprehensive Maintenance for the Government-owned Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 instruments located at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center.
Tecan U.S., Inc., is the sole manufacturer and service provider for the Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 instruments. The Tecan Fluent 780 and Tecan Freedom EVO 100 instruments are proprietary to Tecan U.S., Inc and only available for purchase in the United Stats directly from Tecan U.S., Inc.
The associated North America Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 811210 and the Business Size Standard is $34 million.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than 9:00 AM Mountain Time, Monday, January 27th, 2025. Information received in response to this notice must clearly demonstrate the capability of meeting the Government’s need as stated above. Include any relevant information (specifications, cut sheets, brochures, capability statement, etc.) confirming the ability to supply the products and/or any services outlined in this notice. Responses to this notice are to be sent to devin.reichert@va.gov.
A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government is not responsible for any potential costs incurred from interested parties desiring to respond to this notice.
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