Q301--36C25926Q0053 RTPCR GI and Respiratory Testing
ID: 36C25926Q0053Type: Sources Sought
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Buyer

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OFNETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 19 (36C259)Greenwood Village, CO, 80111, USA

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Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

PSC

MEDICAL- LABORATORY TESTING (Q301)

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    The Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically the Network Contracting Office 19, is seeking information from potential contractors regarding RTPCR GI and respiratory testing services to support the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. The procurement involves providing all necessary equipment, reagents, standards, controls, and consumables for the operation of a contractor-owned real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing instrument, aimed at generating reportable patient test results for gastrointestinal and respiratory testing. This opportunity is crucial for enhancing the laboratory capabilities within the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department, and responses to this sources sought notice are due by November 12, 2025, at 08:00 AM mountain time. Interested parties should contact Alejandra Sierra, Contracting Specialist, via email at Alejandra.Sierra@va.gov for further details.

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    Alejandra SierraContracting Specialist
    (303) 712-5715
    Alejandra.Sierra@va.gov
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