SAM #36C26126Q0581

Sole Source Maintenance Support for BioMérieux Lab Equipment at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System

This opportunity involves a sole source contract for maintenance support of BioMérieux laboratory equipment at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. - Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 21 (NCO21) is the buyer - Sole source, firm-fixed price contract with BioMérieux - Maintenance support covers BioMérieux hardware and software used by Pathology & Lab Service - Only BioMérieux OEM-certified technicians are authorized for installation, maintenance, and parts - Contract includes a base year plus four option years (total five years) - Estimated period of performance: August 9, 2026 – August 8, 2031 - No specific part numbers or quantities listed - Not open for competitive proposals, but interested firms may express capability - Place of performance: VA Palo Alto Healthcare System - Contracting offices: NCO21 in Mather, CA and North Las Vegas, NV

Technical and Business Highlights - BioMérieux is the sole OEM and provider for these services - Services include maintenance, installation, and parts for lab equipment - Only OEM-certified personnel permitted - No competing products or alternative OEMs identified due to sole source justification - Estimated contract value likely in the low to mid six figures over five years, based on typical lab equipment maintenance contracts

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SPECIAL NOTICE

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 21 (NCO21), 6900 North Pecos Road, North Las Vegas, NV 89086, intends to negotiate a sole source Firm-Fixed Price, base plus 4 option year (OY) contract Maintenance Support Service for BioMérieux hardware and software for Pathology & Lab Service at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System (VAPAHCS). The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is BioMérieux. Their technicians are OEM certified to provide parts and service compatible with the equipment. The technicians are also the only individuals authorized to install and maintain the equipment. The OEM will only guarantee work completed by these technicians. The government intends to award the contract on 05/20/2026 to BioMérieux, 515 S Colorow Dr., Salt Lake City, Utah 84108-1248. SAM UEI: HCNVCMEG9NL6; CAGE CODE: 4S002. The estimated Period of Performance will be 08/09/2026-08/08/2031.

This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting John Waldrip via email at john.waldrip@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Responses are due no later than Friday, April 10, 2026, at 4:00PM Pacific Standard Time.

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