Roche LIAT Maintenance Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contracting Office 6, is seeking service and warranty coverage for 33 Roche LIAT PCR Point of Care analyzers located at the Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Health Care System and its associated clinics and CBOCs within VISN 6 under station 565. The contract requires comprehensive maintenance coverage including labor, parts, transportation, tools, and repairs over a base period of 396 months, with an option to extend up to an additional six months. The solicitation, issued under number 36C24626Q0444 and posted on May 4, 2026, with a response deadline of May 7, 2026, is classified as a firm-fixed-price acquisition under NAICS code 334516 and carries no set-aside designation. Performance is required in Fayetteville, North Carolina, with payment processed electronically through the VA’s Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment system, and all payments will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer. The contract incorporates numerous federal acquisition regulations including clauses on whistleblower rights, subcontracting limitations, paid sick leave, DEI compliance, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment, with deviations applied to several clauses such as SAM maintenance, subcontracting restrictions, and security exclusions. The evaluation process will consider technical approach, past performance, and price in a trade-off methodology, not as a lowest price technically acceptable award. Offerors must provide their Unique Entity ID, comply with all reporting obligations under FAR 52.240-90 and 52.240-91 regarding prohibited items, and conduct quarterly reviews of the System for Award Management to remain compliant with new FASCSA orders. Contractors must also report non-compliant products within 72 hours and remove them upon notification. No specific packaging, marking, or preservation requirements are detailed, though applicable military standards such as MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-2073 are implied. The solicitation references mandatory FAR clauses including 52.212-4 with Alternate I and requires submission of completed representations and certifications, with no COTR or administrative contracting officer named in the documentation.