SAM #36C26126Q1179

Sole Source Award for Mass Spectrometry Core Services for VA Research at Palo Alto

This opportunity is a sole source contract award by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 21 (NCO21) for mass spectrometry core services supporting VA approved research at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. - Sole source contract awarded to The Lucas Center for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging (Stanford University) - Contractor must be located within 10 miles of VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Services include mass spectrometry analysis, instrument-ready sample processing, data collection, and peptide sequence analysis - Deliverables are digital files (raw data and analysis spreadsheets) - Contract period is five years, with a base year and three one-year option periods - Services performed approximately twice per month during business hours - NAICS code is 621512 (Diagnostic Imaging Centers) - No government-furnished property; all work performed at contractor's facility - Justified as sole source due to unique requirements and lack of alternative providers - No specific products or part numbers listed; procurement is for specialized scientific services - Estimated contract value likely in the low to mid six figures, based on frequency and scope of services - Potential competitors could include other academic or commercial mass spectrometry facilities within the region, but none meet the proximity and continuity requirements

Description

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 21 (NCO21), intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract for mass spectrometry core services at VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) located at 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto, CA 94304. Contractor must be within 10 miles from the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Applicable NAICS: 621512, Diagnostic Imaging Centers

This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Due to the continuation of need it has been determined that these services are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements.

The Government intends to award the contract on 9/15/2026 to The Lucas Center for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging 1201 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305; SAM UEI: HJD6G4D6TJY5, Cage Code: 1KN27. The estimated Period of Performance will be 09/15/2026 09/14/2031.

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 Cynthia Diezel via email at Cynthia.diezel@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.

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