# SAM #36C25926C0080

VA sole-source justification for RALS point-of-care data management system support

**Buyer:** VHA Network Contracting Office 19
**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C25926C0080
**NAICS:** 513210, 541511, 541519

The Department of Veterans Affairs posted a sole-source justification for continued support of the Salt Lake City Health Care System’s point-of-care data management system.
- **Requirement:** Continued software access, maintenance, and upgrades for Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc.’s proprietary RALS (Remote Automated Laboratory System), also referred to as the Ancillary Point of Care Data Management System.
- **Why sole source:** The justification cites proprietary software, existing system integrations, and compatibility with the VA’s customized interface and connected instruments.
- **Supported equipment:** 107 government-owned instruments: 6 Cepheid GeneXpert 2 Express, 9 Abbott ID Now, 1 AVOXimeter, 15 Clinitek, 2 Hepcon HMS Plus, 14 i-STAT, and 60 Abbott glucose analyzers.
- **Estimated value:** $488,235 for a base period and four option years.
- **Timing:** The existing contract is stated to expire August 31, 2026. Follow-on start and end dates are not provided.

### Description

<p>See attached document: P03 - JOFOC 26-AP-2283 Data Management Signed redact Redacted for posting.</p>

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