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6550--HOLOGIC PANTHER SUPPLIES & CONSUMABLES IDC SALISBURY
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6, intends to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Hologic Sales and Service, LLC for the procurement of proprietary reagents, assays, consumables, supplies, and maintenance services. This acquisition supports the Hologic Panther Diagnostic Systems utilized by the Fayetteville Coastal, Richmond, and Salisbury VA Health Care Systems. The procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1, as Hologic is the Original Equipment Manufacturer and the only authorized source capable of providing the specialized components and services required to maintain national operating standards and ensure uninterrupted diagnostic testing. The contract is being pursued as an acquisition of commercial products and services under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a) and RFO 16.202. Because this is a non-competitive action based on proprietary technology exclusivity, no competitive evaluation factors or trade-off analyses apply. Interested firms must have submitted their capability and business size status to Contract Specialist Chellry Whittier by August 20, 2026. The administrative office for this action is located in Hampton, Virginia, and the contractor is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
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The Department of Veteran Affairs, Health Service Area (HSA) 2.1, Network Contracting Office 6, located in Hampton, VA 23667, intends to negotiate a new Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC), sole source, Firm-Fixed Price contract for the acquisition of reagents, consumables, supplies, and maintenance services. This contract will support the Fayetteville Coastal VA Health Care System (HCS), Richmond HCS, and Salisbury HCS, in accordance with 41 U.S.C. §3304(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. This purchase will be made under Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services as authorized by Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.102(a) (Deviation OCT 2025), and Other than Full and Open Competition as authorized in Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 16.202
This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these items are highly specialized, are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of items will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract to Hologic Sales and Service, LLC, 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough, MA 01752-3020; Unique Entity ID: Q1NBY5GKN9Z3.
Hologic is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and the sole authorized source for all reagents, assays, consumables, supplies, and service required for the government owned Hologic Panther Diagnostic Systems used by Fayetteville Coastal HCS, Richmond HCS, and Salisbury HCS. No distributors or third party manufacturers are authorized or able to provide compatible products for the Panther platform, as all diagnostic consumables are engineered and validated exclusively for Hologic instruments. To maintain compliance with national operating standards and ensure uninterrupted testing, the HAS 2.1 Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service must procure these proprietary items and OEM support directly from Hologic.
This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify its interest and capability to the contract specialist within three (3) business days of this publication by contacting Chellry Whittier via e-mail at contact@example.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. This announcement closes on 20 August 2026 at 11:00 AM EST. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman-owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign-owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.
***Reference RFQ 36C24626R0082 in all replies****
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