6550--Special Stains Cost-Per-Test - Miami VAMC 36C24825Q1248

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Roche Diagnostics Corporation, 9115 Hague Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46250 for the Miami VAMC, 1201 NW 16th St. Miami, FL 33125 to provide reagents and supplies compatible with the existing Benchmark Special Stains system. Contract is for a base plus four (4) option years from October 1, 2025 September 30, 2030, total estimated Contract amount (5 years) is $134,000.00. This contract action is for items for which the Government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a Single Source. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 325413 with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest and capability in meeting this requirement by submitting such information by September 29, 2025, at 5:00pm (EST). Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed contract based upon the responses received from this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to John Quijada Jr, Contract Officer, at john.quijadajr@va.gov Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Contract line items: 0001 ASSAY, KIT PACK, VAPOR TRAP, SPEC. STAINS 0002 KIT PACK, HMES, SPECIAL STAINS 0003 ALCIAN BLUE FOR PAS 0004 DIASTASE KIT 0005 LIGHT GREEN FOR PAS 0006 LIQUID COVERSLIP LOW TEMPERATURE 0007 SPECIAL STAINS CLEANING KIT 0008 SPECIAL STAINS WASH SOL. CONC. (10X) 0009 Steiner Cleaning Kit 0010 BMK SPEC STAINS DEPAR SOLUTION (10X) 0011 BMK SPEC STAINS LIQUID COVERSLIP 0012 BMK SPEC STAINS WASH SOLUTION (10X) 0013 GREEN FOR TRICHROME 0014 SPECIAL STAINS CLEAN PLUS 0015 SPECIAL STAINS WASH TWO PART KIT 0016 SSR SOLUTION 0017 GRAM STAINING KIT 0018 Jones Light Green Staining Kit 0019 Jones Staining Kit 0020 Reticulum II Staining Kit 0021 SPECIAL STAINS GMS II STAIN KIT PACK 0022 STEINER II STAINING KIT 0023 STEINER STAINING KIT 0024 AFB III Staining Kit 0025 ALC BLUE STAINING KIT PH2.5 0026 Congo Red Staining Kit 0027 Elastic Core Kit 0028 GIEMSA STAINING KIT 0029 IRON STAINING KIT 0031 MUCICARMINE STAINING KIT 0032 PAS STAINING KIT 0033 SPECIAL STAINS ALCIAN YELLOW STAINING KI 0034 Special Stains Trich.III Blue Staining Kit 0035 Special Stains Trich.III Green Staining 0036 TRICHROME II STAINING KIT 0037 TRICHROME STAINING KIT 0038 BenchMark Special Stains Cleaning Kit 0039 Elastic Van Gieson