INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE Service Contract for the Applied Biosystems CTX QuantStudio 7 Pro Real‑Time PCR Instrument
Contract Opportunity Analysis
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a sole-source service contract to Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific for the maintenance of an Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Pro Real-Time PCR Instrument. The required work supports the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System and ensures the continuous maintenance, software licensing, and OEM warranty terms of the specified laboratory equipment. The proposed agreement consists of one base year and three option years, to be performed in Temple, Texas. Although this is an intent to sole source, the government will consider capability statements from interested parties who are registered in the System for Award Management and are authorized OEM dealers, distributors, or resellers. Interested vendors must submit written documentation demonstrating their capabilities to Ivan Torres at ivan.torres1@va.gov by 12:00 PM Central Time on Friday, August 14, 2026.