6640--FY 26: FIT Reagents Polymedco Diana
ID: 36C24826Q0177Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)TAMPA, FL, 33637, USA

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Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

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LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (6640)
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    Description

    The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8), intends to issue a firm-fixed price single-source procurement for the FIT Analyzer Polymedco-Diana, intended for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This procurement aims to replace the current FIT Analyzer platform, which is becoming obsolete, with a compatible model that ensures high-quality medical testing and disease discovery for patients. The contract will be awarded to Polymedco Cancer Diagnostics Products LLC, as they are the only company capable of providing this specific testing platform. Interested parties wishing to challenge this single-source determination must submit their evidence of capability to the primary contact, Darrin Alexander, via email by December 19, 2025, at 13:00 Eastern Time. No solicitation package will be available, and the Government will not reimburse any costs associated with providing capability information.

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    Darrin AlexanderContract Specialist
    (407) 491-9950
    darrin.alexander2@va.gov
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