Notice of Intent to Sole Source Cepheid GeneExpert Rental and Associated Services
- Client
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- RFP Number
- —
- Posted
- 10/11/2026
- Category
- US Federal
- Budget
- —
- NAICS
- 532490
- Set-aside
- —
- Contact
- Alan Scanio
- alan.scanio@va.gov
Description
AI GeneratedThe Alexandria VA Medical Center requires a firm-fixed-priced contract for a Cepheid GeneExpert instrument rental and service agreement. The selected contractor must support operations at the medical center in Pineville, Louisiana, as well as its five associated clinics in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana. The agency intends to award this sole-source contract to Cepheid, a large business and the original equipment manufacturer. The contract term covers a total period of three years, consisting of one base year and two option years. Interested parties must submit their responses by October 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from 36C25627Q0048.docx, DRAFT SOW Cepheid Instrument Rental and Service.docx. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract with Cepheid for GeneXpert instrument rental and service. The requirement covers one base year and two option years to support the Alexandria VA Medical Center and five associated clinics in Louisiana. As the original equipment manufacturer, Cepheid is the intended recipient of this sole source award.
- Issued by
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- 10-19-2026 10:00 CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA
- Submission details
- Responses are due by the closing date and time of this announcement.
- Contract term
- one base year and two option years (36 months)
- Place of performance
- Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, Louisiana, along with five CBOCs in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana
Scope of work
- Lease of four GeneXpert Xpress IV-4 instruments
- Lease of one GeneXpert IV instrument
- Lease of one GeneXpert XVI instrument
- Provision of six black and white printers
- Provision of two 110V Uninterruptible Power Supplies
- Maintenance, repair, and support services for all listed equipment
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- 36C25627Q0048
- Agency
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Buying office
- 256-Network Contract Office 16 (36C256)
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 9, 2026
- NAICS
- 532490 · Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
- Product/service code
- 6632
- Contracting contact
- Alan Scanio, Contract Specialist
alan.scanio@va.gov
N/A
Read the official notice description
Special Notice Special Notice Page 2 of 2 The Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) and its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOCs) intend to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed priced Contract for a period of three years with a large business, Cepheid, 904, East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189. The Contractor shall provide an instrument rental and service agreement for one base year and two option years (36 months) for the Instruments identified in the SOW to be used at the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, Louisiana, along with its five (5) associated CBOCs located in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Cepheid is the original equipment manufacturer of the required equipment. Responses are due by the closing date and time of this announcement. Please review all attached documents.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
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