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VA award for Latice laboratory tube-labeling software subscription

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a subscription for software used with laboratory blood-sample collection tube label makers at the Iowa City Medical Center. - Government buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 23, Iowa City Medical Center. - Award: Barcode scanner software identified as “DA10--Barcode Scanner Software - IC VA”; the notice lists an award amount of $41,925. - OEM/software: Latice is identified as the only known software approved on the VA Technical Reference Model (TRM) and meeting VA security requirements. - Requested service: Annual software subscription for lab blood-sample collection tube label makers. No part number or quantity is provided. - Estimated pricing in the attachment: $13,975 for the base year and $41,925 for the base year plus two years. The attachment also describes a base year plus four option years; pricing for the additional option years is not provided. - Notable requirement: The software must be VA TRM-approved and meet VA security requirements. Two vendors inquired about the sole-source notice, but neither offered TRM-approved software.

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