SAM #36C25026Q0528

Sole Source Procurement of Roche Diagnostic Reagents for VA Northern Indiana

This notice announces the VA's intent to award a sole source contract for diagnostic reagents and tests. - Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 10, Northern Indiana VA Health Care System - Contracting Office: Network Contracting Office 10 - Sole Source Vendor/OEM: Roche Diagnostics Corp. - Products: Over 60 types of Roche diagnostic test reagents (e.g., A1C, ALB, ALT, Glucose, PSA, TSH, VIT D) - Quantities range from 31 (Vancomyacin) to 33,051 (Urea Nitrogen/BUN) - Purpose: Reagents are required for use with existing Roche Cobas Pros instruments - Procurement Method: Sole source, firm fixed price contract under FAR 6.302-1 (Only One Responsible Source) - NAICS Code: 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) - Competition: Only Roche products are considered; other vendors must provide clear evidence to compete - Place of Performance: Northern Indiana VA Health Care System, Marion, IN - Contracting Office Location: Dayton, OH - No period of performance specified - No services included; all items are laboratory reagents - Estimated contract value: Likely in the $500,000 to $2,000,000 range based on quantities and typical reagent pricing - Potential competitors (if competition were allowed): Abbott Laboratories, Siemens Healthineers, Beckman Coulter, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics - Competing products: Abbott Alinity reagents, Siemens Atellica reagents, Beckman Coulter reagents, Ortho VITROS reagents

Description

Page 4 of 4 Notice of Intent to Sole Source Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 10, Northern Indiana VAHCS, 1700 East 38th St., Marion, IN 46953, intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source for Reagents. The associated NAICS code for this is 334516. The vendor will be Roche Diagnostics Corp., 9115 Hague Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256.

Description of Equipment or Supplies Added to Current Contract:

Product Name QTY A1C 22787 Acetaminophin 58 AFP 491 ALB 27937 ALP 27280 ALT 27493 Ammonia (NH3) 250 Amphetamines 3722 Amylase 376 Anti-HAV IgM 129 Anti-HBc 267 Anti-HBc IgM 255 Anti-HBs 753 Anti-HCV 1065 AST 27423 Barbituates 3725 Benzodiazapine 3731 Betahydroxybuterate 43 Bilirubin-Direct 4643 Bilirubin-Total 27271 BUP 671 Calcium 32551 CEA 130 Chloride 32573 Cholesterol 22106 CK 947 CO2 32565 COC 3725 Cortisol 107 Creatinine 34477 CRP 1043 CystC 1033 Dig 112 ETOH 453 FEN 3559 Ferritin 2289 FOLATE 2701 Free T3 199 Free T4 2007 FSH 174 GGT 170 Glucose 32527 HBsAg 885 HcG 60 HDL 22113 High Sensitive CRP 45 HIV 777 IGA 97 IGG 93 IGM 97 IRON 2377 Lactate 513 LDH 231 LDL - Direct 1392 LH 161 Lipase 713 Lithium 177 Magnesium 5685 Methodone 3728 Microalbumin 7850 Opiates 3725 Oxycodone 3755 PCP 3729 Phenytonin 71 Phosphate 1009 Potassium 32709 Prealbumin 35 Pro-BnP 859 Procalcitonin 293 Prolactin 188 PSA 10521 PTH 527 Rheumatoid Factor 325 Salicylates 57 Sodium 32641 T4 67 Testo 1563 THC 3729 Total Protein 27259 Triglycerides 22591 Troponin T 1215 TSH 18616 UIBC 2344 Urea Nitrogen/BUN 33051 Uric Acid 781 Urine Total Protein 501 Valproic Acid 221 Vancomyacin 31 Vit B12 3021 VIT D 18771

Northern Indiana Health Care System utilizes these tests with existing Roche Cobas Pros instruments for testing. A firm fixed price contract is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to negotiate with only this source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than 12:00 pm on Friday, May 1, 2026. Point of contact is Rachel MacRae, e-mail rachel.macrae@va.gov.

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