Pre-Solicitation Notice with Intent to Sole Source Avidity Pressure Reducing Station and Software Upgrades
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24E26Q0126
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Oregon 97239, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development, Regional Procurement Office—East in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania issued a pre-solicitation notice with intent to sole-source a one-year firm-fixed-price contract with four option years to Avidity Science, LLC for pressure-reducing station and software upgrades to the existing Avidity watering system at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center Research Services, with responses due by September 18, 2026. Avidity Science is the sole manufacturer and only known distributor of its watering system with no authorized resellers; the existing system requires equipment replacement and software upgrade due to end-of-life status and lack of ongoing vendor support. The sole-source authority cited is FAR 6.103-1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements). This notice is not a competitive solicitation; interested parties may submit capability information demonstrating their capacity to perform the work per the attached statement of work, to be evaluated solely for purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government retains sole discretion to award competitively or non-competitively and will not bear response costs. NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers) applies, with PSC DA10, and the contracting officer is located in Pittsburgh.
Notice text
Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract.
This is not a solicitation. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Office of Research and Development (R&D), Regional Procurement Office (RPO) – East in Pittsburgh, PA intends to award on a sole source basis a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract for a one (1) year base period to include four (4) option years to Avidity Science, LLC, 819 Bakke Ave, Waterford, WI 53185, to provide services to the Avidity Pressure Reducing Station and Software Upgrades to the existing Avidity watering system used by the Portland VAMC Research Services.
Avidity Science, LLC, is the manufacturer and only known distributor of its watering system. Avidity does not have any authorized resellers. The existing Avidity system at the Portland VAMC requires service to replace Avidity equipment that has reached the end of its life expectancy and to upgrade the existing Avidity system software that is no longer supported.
Since the intent is to procure this on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 513210 with a $47.0 million size standard. The PSC is DA10. The authority for this action is RFO FAR 6.103-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work in accordance with the attached statement of work. 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 requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification.
Capability information is required by Friday, September 18, 2026, 11:00 AM, ET, and must be sent by email to Shannon Hukriede at shannon.hukriede@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted.
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