J065--NEW – Richard Allan Histostar Rotary SVC 36C25726Q0024

Special Notice Special Notice Page 1 of 3 Special Notice *= Required Field Special Notice Page 4 of 4 Special Notice Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to award a firm-fixed priced contract to Richard-Allan Scientific LLC for procurement of the following requirement: Scope The STVHCS has a need for preventative service and maintenance for the government owned Histostar Embedding Center (SN: HS7368C1809, HS8049C1902) and the HM 355 Rotary New2009(SN: S17051037, S10751036,S107081605, S17102156,S17102223) currently housed in the Histology Laboratory of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service at Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital. Due to the proprietary nature of the instrumentation, it is essential that only Certified Richard Allan Field Service Engineer s (FSE) work on the Histostar Embedding Center and HM 355 Rotary New2009. Location This service and maintenance will be used on Histostar Embedding Center (SN: HS7368C1809, HS8049C1902) and the HM 355 Rotary New2009(SN: S17051037, S10751036,S107081605, S17102156,S17102223) in the Histology laboratory located in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service s San Antonio Laboratories of the STVHCS. Period of Performance The Contract period of performance: Base 12/01/2025 11/30/2026 Option 1 12/01/2026 11/30/2027 Option 2 12/01/2027 11/30/2028 Option 3 12/01/2028 11/30/2029 Option 4 12/01/2029 11/30/2030 Contractor Service Program should include at a minimum: Onsite repair. Certified Richard Allan Field Service Engineer All replacement parts. All Labor, travel and expenses for unscheduled visits. One yearly scheduled preventative maintenance onsite repair. All applicable instrument shipping charges. 24/7 Toll Free Hotline with same day response. Emergency repair with 24 hours from time of request. Repairs will occur during normal working hours 8am to 5pm, Monday-Friday.