SAM #36C24626Q0698

Sole Source Procurement of Hologic ThinPrep 5000 Processor and Services for Durham VA Medical Center

This notice announces a sole source procurement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for laboratory automation equipment and services at the Durham VA Medical Center. - The VA's Network Contracting Office 6 intends to negotiate exclusively with Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. - The procurement covers the Hologic ThinPrep 5000 Processor, associated laboratory equipment, and system disposables. - Required services include installation, project management, calibration, training, and ongoing support. - Only Hologic-brand products and services are specified; no substitutes are currently accepted. - The NAICS code for this procurement is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). - Interested parties with equivalent solutions may submit written evidence of capability. - No competitive solicitation is planned; this is a non-competitive, sole source action. - Responses are due by June 18, 2026.

Key Details - OEM: Hologic Sales and Service, LLC - Primary product: ThinPrep 5000 Processor - Services: Installation, calibration, training, support - Location: Durham VA Medical Center - Justification: Only Hologic-brand products meet the VA's requirements

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with Hologic Sales and Service, LLC for the procurement of ThinPrep® 5000 Processor, associated laboratory equipment, installation, training, and support services at the Durham VA Medical Center (VAMC). Justification for this sole source procurement is in accordance with FAR 12.102(a), soliciting from a single source. The Contractor shall provide Hologic-brand ThinPrep® 5000 Processor and related system disposables, installation, project management, calibration, training, and support services, in strict accordance with all schedules, specifications, terms, conditions, and provisions of this contract. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any business that believes it can meet these requirements, possesses relevant experience, and can provide equivalent products and services may give written notice. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No telephone request will be accepted. NAICS Code 334516 / 1000 Employees. Posting date is June 16, 2026. Responses received by 9:00 AM EST on June 18, 2026 will be considered by the Government. Any inquiries can be emailed to Ricardo.McIntosh@va.gov. No telephone request will be accepted.

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