# SAM #36C26327D0004

VA intent to sole-source Siemens specimen validity and fentanyl testing reagents

**Buyer:** VA Health Administration Center 23 (VHA NCO 23)
**Posted:** September 29, 2026
**Respond By:** October 12, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C26327D0004
**NAICS:** 423490, 325413

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Network Contracting Office 23 announced its intent to sole-source laboratory reagents for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System’s Forensic Toxicology Laboratory.
- **Agency and buyer:** Department of Veterans Affairs, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Network Contracting Office 23.
- **Proposed vendor/OEM:** Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- **Products:** FDA-approved specimen validity reagents, including nitrite and creatinine assays, and reagents for fentanyl testing. Quantities and part numbers are not stated.
- **Purpose:** Support specimen validity testing and fentanyl testing in the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory.
- **Response deadline:** Interested parties may submit a written capabilities statement by September 11, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Central Time.
- **Notice status:** This is an intent-to-sole-source notice, not a request for quotations.

### Description

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