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Intent to Sole Source-MassLynx Acquisition PC upgrade kit
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The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to sole source a purchase order to Waters Technology Corporation for the MassLynx Acquisition PC, Clinical Window 11 upgrade kit, and associated half-day installation service to support drug confirmation testing at the Iowa City VA facility. The current system, running on Windows 7, is no longer compliant with VA network security standards and requires replacement with a fully configured, high-specification PC capable of running the proprietary MassLynx software. The required hardware includes a tower 4x6 chassis with a P510 motherboard featuring TPM, an Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4 processor, 64 GB of RAM, an NVIDIA K620 GPU with 2 GB GDDR5, a 512 GB SSD with three additional SATA HDDs totaling 14 TB, and a Lenovo 16x DVD+RW optical drive. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 12 as a commercial item purchase and is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The PSC is 6630, and the place of performance is Iowa City, Iowa, where the equipment will be deployed and installed. The notice solicits responses from potential vendors to determine whether a full and open competition or small business set-aside is warranted, though no obligation to compete is guaranteed. All responses must include the VA identifier 36C26326Q0638 in the subject line and be received by 10:00 AM Central Time on June 1, 2026, sent to Becky.Delossantos@va.gov. Respondents must provide their company details, SAM UEI number, signed manufacturer authorization letter dated within the past year, business size classification, and disclosure of any existing federal schedule contracts. If claiming socioeconomic status such as SDVOSB, VOSB, or WOSB, offerors must also certify compliance with the Non-Manufacturer Rule and confirm whether they qualify as a non-manufacturer, requiring additional manufacturer documentation. No formal contract clauses, evaluation factors, payment or invoicing instructions, packaging requirements, or delivery terms are specified, as this is a pre-solicitation notice focused solely on gathering market data to support the government’s sole source determination. The contract value has not been disclosed, and no competitive evaluation process is established, consistent with the intent to pursue a non-competitive award.
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Iowa City, IA, 52246, USASet-Aside
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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – 36C26326Q0638 – DESCRIPTION AND INSTRUCTIONS
Department of Veterans Affairs intends to issue a sole source award to Waters Technology Corporation for MassLynx Acquisition PC, Clinical Window 11 upgrade kit and service. This award will be a purchase order for the equipment and half day of installation service under FAR Part 12 of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. The NAICS code is 334516 and the size standard is 1000 employees. The PSC is 6630.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. The Government will consider responses received by the closing date of this notice. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a full and open competitive acquisition or a small business set-aside competitive acquisition. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this announcement.
If the Government decides to compete this requirement in the open market, a synopsis shall be issued utilizing the combined synopsis/solicitation procedure identified in FAR 12 of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul.
A determination to not compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Description of the Requirement:
The Iowa City VA currently runs Waters Corporation LCMS instruments for drug confirmation testing providing patient care testing nationwide. The Waters Corporation LCMS instruments, currently in use, require MassLynx software to operate. This software is installed on the Waters Corporation computer. The current operating system is Windows 7 and is no longer supported and no longer allowed on VA network.
MassLynx Acquisition PC:
- Must have tower 4x6 mechanical design.
- Must have P510 motherboard with TPM enabled.
- Must have Intel Xeon E5-1630 v4 (3.7 GHz, 4-core) processor.
- Must have 64 GB total RAM.
- Must have NVIDIA K620 with 2 GB GDDR5 output via DisplayPort video adapter.
- Must have integrated audio.
- Must have storage configuration SSD: 1 x 512 GB and HDD: 2 x 4 TB SATA 2.5”, 7200 rpm + 1 x 6 TB SATA 2.5”, 7200 rpm.
- Must have Lenovo 16x DVD + RW optical drive.
POTENTIAL SOURCES SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN THEIR RESPONSE:
1. Company name, address, primary contact(s), e-mail address & phone number.
2. A letter from the manufacturer stating your firm is an authorized distributor of theirs. This letter shall be signed by the manufacturer and dated not more than one year ago.
3. SAM UEI number.
4. State if your firm, under the NAICS code, is a large business, small business, service-disabled-veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, HUB zone 8(a), women-owned small business or a small-disadvantaged business.
5. State if your firm has required items on Schedule (FSS, GSA, SEWP, other…). If so, state the contract number.
6. If your firm is a Socio-economic small business (WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB…), state if your firm is a Non-Manufacturer under the Non- Manufacturing Rule. Information regarding the Non-Manufacturer Rule can be found at these links:
- Nonmanufacturer rule | U.S. Small Business Administration (sba.gov)
-OR-
- https://www.sba.gov/partners/contracting-officials/small-business-procurement/nonmanufacturer-rule#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20nonmanufacturer%20rule,if%20it%20is%20a%20nonmanufacturer
HOW TO RESPOND:
All responses must have the VA Identifier: 36C26326Q0638 in the subject line of the email.
All responses must be received no later than: 10:00 AM Central Time, Monday June 1st, 2026.
All responses must be submitted to this email address: Becky.Delossantos@va.gov
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