SAM #36C24627Q0101

VA sole-source procurement of ProteinSimple Jess Western Automated System

The Department of Veterans Affairs is pursuing a sole-source purchase of an automated Western blot system for Salem VA Medical Center. - Buyer: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 6; Contracting Officer James Risbon. - Intended award: Firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract to ProteinSimple for its Jess Western Automated System. - System: Automates capillary electrophoresis-based immunoassays, combining protein-size separation with sensitive immunodetection in a hands-off workflow. - Quantity and part number: Not specified. - Response note: The notice invites written responses from businesses that believe they can meet the requirement, but says it is not a request for competitive quotes. - Inconsistent notice language: The notice also refers to cryoablation services, technicians, equipment, and disposables as a sole-source requirement. That description appears unrelated to the Jess instrument and should be treated as a potential inconsistency. - Value: No estimated contract value is provided; any range shown here is an approximation, not a government estimate.

Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to PROTEINSIMPLE for the Jess Western Automated System for the Salem, VA Medical Center, Salem VA in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1, Simplified Procedures.

Justification for this sole source procurement is in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhale (RFO) 6.103.1 soliciting from a single source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any business that believes it can meet these requirements and possesses relevant past-experience and expertise may give written notice. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Responses will be considered by the Government, however, a determination by the Government not to compete with the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NAICS Code 334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 Employees.

Description: Jess Automated Western Blot System: The Jess system is an automated capillary electrophoresis based immunoassay platform that modernizes traditional Western blotting by combining protein size separation with high sensitivity immunodetection in a fully hands off workflow 

Responses received by 9:00 am EST on 03 November 2026 will be considered by the Government. Inquiries shall be emailed to James.risbon@va.gov No telephone requests will be accepted.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES, and no Solicitation will be issued. The justification for this noncompetitive solicitation is due to ProteinSimple being the sole company capable of providing a suite of cryoablation services which includes technicians, equipment, and the required disposables. Market research has determined that this service is highly specialized and only available from a single source. The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of 06 November 2026 to ProteinSimple, 614 McKinley Place NE Minneapolis, MN 55413.

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