SAM #36C25726Q0433

Sole Source Service Maintenance Agreement for VA Histology Lab Equipment in Harlingen, TX

This opportunity is for a sole source service maintenance agreement for histology lab equipment at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System in Harlingen, Texas. - Contract covers preventive maintenance and repair for VA-owned histology lab equipment - Equipment includes: - Fisher Scientific Clearvue Glass Coverslipper - Thermo Scientific Embedding Unit Paraffin - Thermo Scientific Tissue Embedding Unit - Thermo Fisher Scientific Excelsior AS - Services include: - OEM-certified repair and preventive maintenance - 24/7 telephone support - Use of OEM parts only - Technician training certification - Timely response and repair - Quality control, security, and records management - Contract structure: - Firm-fixed price - Base year plus four option years (potentially five years total) - Place of performance: - VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, 2601 Veterans Drive, Harlingen, TX 78550 - Work performed in the 3rd Floor Lab - OEMs involved: - Fisher Scientific - Thermo Scientific - Thermo Fisher Scientific - Estimated contract value: $50,000 - $150,000 (based on typical service agreements for similar equipment) - Potential competitors: - Epredia Holdings (OEM service provider) - Leica Biosystems - Sakura Finetek USA - Competing products: - Leica Biosystems histology equipment - Sakura Finetek tissue processors and embedding units - Important requirements: - Only OEM-certified technicians and parts - Strict compliance with VA security and quality standards

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Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Richard-Allan Scientific LLC.:

Scope Lab Histology Equipment Service Maintenance Agreement for VA owned Histology Lab Equipment for the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend (VCB) Health Care System, 2601 Veterans Drive, Harlingen, TX 78550. For the following equipment: Quantity Manufacture Product Serial # Location 1 Fisher Scientific Clearvue Glass Coverslipper CV74692404EP 3rd Floor Lab 1 Thermo Scientfic Embedding Unit Paraffin HS9517A2008T 3rd Floor Lab 1 Thermo Scientific Tissue Embedding Unit HS9515C2008 3rd floor Lab 1 Thermo Fisher Scientific Excelsior AS ET71132101EP 3rd floor Lab

Location The preventive maintenance will be performed at the VCB Health Care Center at Harlingen (HCC), located at 2601 Veterans Drive, Harlingen, Texas 78550.
Period of Performance The Contract period of performance: Base 06/01/2026 05/31/2027 Option 1 06/01/2027 05/31/2028 Option 2 06/01/2028 05/31/2029 Option 3 06/01/2029 05/31/2030 Option 4 12/01/2030 11/30/2031
See Statement of Work for complete details.

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