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ExpiredSpecial NoticeSolicitation 36C24627Q0101

Sole Source Award for Jess Simple Western Automated System

Buyer
Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6
Place of performance
Salem, VA Medical Center, Salem VA
Response deadline
Nov 3, 20269:00 AM ESTDeletes on Nov 17, 2026
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What the buyer needs

AI summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to ProteinSimple for a Jess Western Automated System. The required equipment is an automated capillary electrophoresis-based immunoassay platform used at the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia. The buyer notes that ProteinSimple is the single source capable of providing this specialized system and its associated services. While this notice is not a request for competitive quotes, any business that believes it can meet the requirements may submit written notice with supporting evidence detailing its expertise. Applicants must submit their written responses via email to [email protected] by 9:00 AM Eastern Time on November 3, 2026. The government intends to issue the contract award on November 6, 2026.

Scope of work

  • Jess Automated Western Blot System
  • Automated capillary electrophoresis based immunoassay platform

Minimum qualifications

  • Possess relevant past experience and expertise to meet requirements

Documents to include with your response

  • Written notice
  • Sufficient supporting evidence demonstrating ability to comply

How to submit

Method
email
Instructions
Written notice and detailed supporting evidence demonstrating ability to comply must be emailed to the Contracting Officer.

Incumbent and award research

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

Awards in the same category (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.