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SOLE SOURCE - ONE LAMBDA HLA PRO PRIMARY
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The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source purchase order under FAR Part 12 to One Lambda, Inc. for the HLA Pro Primary automation system, specifically designed to streamline and standardize the manual single antigen Class I and Class II antibody assays currently performed in the Iowa City VA HLA laboratory. This equipment will integrate with existing One Lambda reagents and interface with the Luminex 3-D instrument to automate specimen preparation, reagent addition, washing, and final preparation for analysis, significantly enhancing lab efficiency and result consistency. The acquisition is tied to a NAICS code 334516 with a 1,000-employee size standard and PSC 6640, and the Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this notice. Responses are solicited to assess whether a competitive acquisition should be pursued, though the decision to sole source remains solely at the Government’s discretion. The requirement includes delivery of the HLA Pro Primary unit along with the Accessory and Starter Kits, with the vendor responsible for disassembly, transport, reassembly, and testing per manufacturer specifications at no additional cost to the Government. All responses must be submitted by 10:00 AM Central Time on July 23rd, 2026, to Becky.Delossantos@va.gov with the VA identifier 36C26326Q0919 in the subject line. Offerors must provide their company name, address, primary contact details, SAM UEI number, business size and socioeconomic status under NAICS 334516, disclosure of any existing schedule contracts, and a signed, dated manufacturer authorization letter not older than one year. Socio-economic small businesses must also state whether they qualify as non-manufacturers under the Small Business Administration’s Non-Manufacturer Rule. The Iowa City VA HCS retains unlimited rights to all deliverables and data generated under the contract, with full ownership vested in the U.S. Government. The contractor must comply with all applicable federal records management laws including the Federal Records Act, NARA regulations, and the Privacy Act of 1974, and ensure protection of controlled unclassified information. Subcontractor engagement requires prior Contracting Officer approval, and the contractor is liable for all subcontractor actions. Installation must be completed at the Iowa City, Iowa site with documentation meeting Joint Commission standards, including serial numbers and records of all work performed.
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Iowa City, IA, 52246, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – 36C26326Q0919 – DESCRIPTION AND INSTRUCTIONS
Department of Veterans Affairs intends to issue a sole source award to One Lambda, Inc. for HLA Pro Primary. This award will be a purchase order for the equipment and under FAR Part 12 of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. The NAICS code is 334516 and the size standard is 1000 employees. The PSC is 6640.
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:
One Lambda Inc, HLAPROPR – allows for automation of the One Lambda single antigen Class I and Class II assay which are utilized daily in the VA HLA lab for patient care. The One Lambda HLA-Pro is an automation solution for what is currently a completely manual method for single antigen assay for the Iowa City VA HLA lab. The reagents that are currently utilized in the Iowa City VA HLA lab are purchased from One Lambda and this HLA-Pro automation is specifically designed to utilize their reagents for Class I and Class II antigens in an automation platform that; takes patient specimens, prepares them, adds reagents, washes the specimen/reagent and finally prepares the specimen for analysis in the Luminex 3-D instrument. One Lambda HLA-Pro automation is specifically designed to use the One Lambda reagents that the VA HLA labs currently utilize for the Class I and Class II antibody assay. This automation will increase consistency and efficiency of the lab Single antigen lab results.
* Lambda(TM) HLA PRO Primary
* Lambda(TM) HLA PRO Accessory Kit
* Lambda(TM) HLA PRO Starter Kit
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)
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- 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: 36C26326Q0919 in the subject line of the email.
All responses must be received no later than: 10:00 AM Central Time, July 23rd, 2026.
All responses must be submitted to this email address: Becky.Delossantos@va.gov
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