6550--Intent to Sole Source | 3 Month Bridge Philadelphia VA Medical Center Laboratory Hematology/Chemistry Testing
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The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 4 intends to establish a three month bridge contract for chemistry testing services at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. The government currently intends to sole source this requirement to Beckman Coulter, Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.103-11. This procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 and is intended for planning purposes, meaning no formal solicitation or request for quotations will be issued at this time. Interested vendors capable of meeting these requirements must submit a capability statement of no more than one page to the contracting specialist by August 28, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST. The submission must include the company name, UEI SAM number, socioeconomic category, and a brief description of the entity's ability to perform the work. While the government will evaluate responses, the final decision to compete the procurement or proceed with the sole source negotiation remains at the sole discretion of the government.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO4) intends to sole source a 3-month Bridge contract for Beckman Coulter Chemistry Testing for Philadelphia VA Medical Center. All work is to be completed in accordance with statement of work. This sole source contract will be solicited and negotiated with Beckman Coulter, Inc,250 S. Kraemer Blvd, Brea, CA 92821 under the authority of FAR 6.103-11 Single Source Justification.
See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW).
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516. The Small Business Administration (SBA) standard is 1000 employees.
Interested vendors that can meet this requirement shall identify their interest and capability, and respond to this notice by 08/28/2026 by 4:00 PM EST. Interested vendors must send a capability statement, no more than one page in length; to include Company Name, ueiSAM Number, Socioeconomic Category, brief description of your business entities capability to handle this project at Philadelphia VA Medical Center.
This Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source is for planning purposes only. No solicitation will be made available. This is NOT a request for quotations. All information shall be provided at no cost or obligation to the Government. Responses must be sent via email to the Contracting Specialist at christa.stine@va.gov.
Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon the responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, Contracting will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Beckman Coulter, Inc.
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