Opportunity
SAM #36C24627Q0011
Sole Source Procurement of Roche cobas Liat Reagents and Consumables for Fayetteville VAMC
Buyer
Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration
Posted
August 12, 2026
Respond By
August 18, 2026
Identifier
36C24627Q0011
NAICS
334516, 423450, 423490
This opportunity concerns the procurement of Roche cobas Liat reagents and consumables for the Fayetteville VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Fayetteville, NC. - The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, is the procuring agency. - The procurement is a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC). - Roche Diagnostics Corporation is the only authorized source for these products. - The Roche cobas Liat instrument is already owned by the Fayetteville VAMC. - Only Roche Diagnostics Corporation can provide the required reagents and consumables for this instrument. - No other vendors or OEMs are mentioned as eligible suppliers. - The products requested are reagents and consumables specifically for the Roche cobas Liat instrument. - No specific part numbers or quantities are provided in the notice. - The sole source justification is based on avoiding unacceptable duplication of cost or delay in patient care. - Interested parties who believe they can provide these items are invited to respond with detailed capability statements. - This is not an award announcement but a notice of intent and opportunity for interested vendors to respond.
Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 intends to award a sole source, firm fixed price contract to Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC), 9115 Hague Road, P.O. Box 50457, Indianapolis, IN 46250 for the Roche cobas Liat associated reagents and consumables for the Fayetteville VAMC located at 2300 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC, 28301. The Roche cobas Liat instrument is currently owned by the Fayetteville VAMC and Roche Diagnostics Corporation (RDC) is the sole authorized source for the procurement of the Roche cobas Liat instrument and its associated reagents and consumables. Market research has determined that these items can only be obtained from a single source without an unacceptable duplication of cost or delay in the continuity of patient care. No solicitation documents are available, and telephone requests will not be accepted.
However, any business that believes it can provide the Roche cobas Liat reagents and consumables may give written notice to Cherisse.Hall@va.gov by 12:00pm EDT on 08/17/2026. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Interested and capable respondents are requested to provide the information below.
All responses to this notice shall include company name, address, point of contact, phone number, System for Award (SAMs) Unique Entity Id Number (UEI), capabilities statement, and past performance.
Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
NAICS Code: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
PSC: 6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies