6640--FY 26: Reagents FIT Polymedco Diana
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Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The VA Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8) intends to issue a firm-fixed-price, single-source procurement to Polymedco Cancer Diagnostics Products LLC for FY26: FIT Analyzer Polymedco-Diana REAGENTS (Cost-Per-Test) consumables. These consumables are for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract, not a request for competitive quotes. Firms wishing to challenge this decision must submit evidence by February 19, 2025.
Scope of Work
The procurement is for medical testing products, specifically FIT Analyzer Polymedco-Diana REAGENTS (Cost-Per-Test) consumables. The current reagents and platform are becoming obsolete and are being replaced by a new model, which requires the use of new, compatible testing reagents. These products and equipment are critical for ensuring and maintaining high-quality testing and disease discovery for medical patients. Polymedco Cancer Diagnostics Products LLC is identified as the only company capable of providing these compatible consumables.
Contract Details
- Procurement Type: Single-source, firm-fixed-price.
- Authority: FAR 13.106-1(b).
- NAICS Code: 334516 (Business size standard of 1,000 employees).
- PSC Code: 6640 (Laboratory Equipment And Supplies).
- Set-Aside: None specified (sole source).
Submission & Challenge
This is a notice of intent to award a single-source procurement action and is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation package is available. Firms that wish to challenge this single-source award must provide clear and convincing evidence of their capability to provide the required services/supplies and demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the Government.
Key Deadlines & Contact
- Challenge Submission Deadline: February 19, 2025, at 13:00 Eastern Time Zone.
- Submission Method: Via email to Darrin.Alexander2@va.gov.
- Contact: Darrin Alexander, Contract Specialist, (407) 491-9950.
Additional Notes
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NCO-8 will not provide any reimbursement for costs associated with providing capabilities information.