SAM #36C261-27-AP-0323

Sole Source Laboratory Testing Services for Gloved Fingertip and Thumb (GFT) and Related Microbiological Analysis – VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System

This opportunity is for laboratory testing services supporting the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System Pharmacy. - The VA intends to award a sole-source contract for Gloved Fingertip and Thumb (GFT) sample analysis and related microbiological testing. - Required services include: - Incubation and analysis of GFT samples per USP standards - Incubation and analysis of Media-Fill Testing (MFT) samples - Incubation and analysis of viable surface samples - Microbial identification to genus/species level for samples exceeding thresholds - Timely reporting of results and notification of failures - The laboratory must be ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited under the Environmental Microbiology Lab Accreditation Program (EMLAP). - Media-fill test kits are provided by the VA; the contractor provides all other necessary materials and services. - Compliance with VA security and data protection requirements is mandatory. - The contract includes a one-year base period with four optional years. - Interested parties must submit a capability statement, proof of authorization, and their Unique Entity ID (UEI). - No specific OEMs, vendors, part numbers, or quantities are listed; technical details are in the attached PWS.

Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

Requirement: Gloved Fingertip and Thumb GFT

Agy/Dept: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Location: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Southern Nevada Healthcare System (VASNHCS).

Notice Details:

The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with [Insert Vendor Name] under the authority of FAR 13.106-l(b). This requirement is un-der the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT).

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. It is a notice of the government's in-tent to execute a non-competitive action.

However, any responsible source that believes it can satisfy this requirement may submit a capability statement.

Submission Instructions:

Interested firms must submit a capability statement via email to robert.clark4@va.gov no later than August 5, 2026, at 12:00 PM EST]. Submissions must in-clude proof of authorization to provide these specific [goods/services] and your firm's Unique Entity ID (UEI).

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

View original listing