Sources Sought Notice This notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation of the government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice will be used for informational purposes only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs from the government will arise as a result from a response to this announcement. No contract will be awarded from this notice. The information requested in this notice will be used to determine if there are sufficient socioeconomic small business concerns that are capable of performing the work described for the requirement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 17, is seeking sources for the following procurement: CTX Microbiology Automation System; The contractor shall provide a microbiology automated specimen processing, smart incubator system (C02 and ambient atmospheres) capable of automating sample processing, plate management, transportation, incubation, and digital imaging with minimum two workstations attached to the track system for a small to medium sized Microbiology lab. See attached Statement of Work. BACKGROUND Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services (P&LMS) 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive Temple, TX 76504 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES The contractor shall provide and install a microbiology automated specimen processing, smart incubator system (C02 and ambient atmospheres) capable of automating sample processing, plate management and transportation, incubation, and digital imaging for a small to medium sized Microbiology lab. ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT 1 AUTOMATED MICROBIOLOGY INCUBATION SYSTEM 1 EA RESPONSE If interested, please provide the following information in a response: 1. Name of Company 2. Point of Contact; name, phone number and email address 3. SAM UEI # or DUNS number 4. Company socio-economic status (i.e., Small Business, SDVOSB/VOSB) 5. Capability Statement The information provided in a response to this notice may be used in developing an acquisition approach. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking any proprietary or competitive sensitive information that is provided in a response. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform must respond to the notice to be considered by 10:00 AM CST, June 20, 2025. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jose.Campa@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
