Description
The VA’s South Texas Veterans Health Care System is seeking sources to provide a fully automated gel electrophoresis instrument capable of serum and urine protein electrophoresis, immunofixation, and immunotyping, along with consumables, training, maintenance, and support services. The procurement is being conducted as a market‑research (Sources‑Sought) effort; no contract will be awarded from this notice, but responses will inform future acquisition strategy. The award will be structured as an IDIQ contract (base year plus four options) for up to five years, with equipment delivery within 30 days of award and full implementation within 90 days. Interested vendors must submit a capability statement, company info, and socio‑economic status by the response deadline.
• Provide a new SEBIA‑type automated gel electrophoresis system (Hydrasys 2 or Capillarys 3 Octa) with full LIS integration, bi‑directional ASTM/HL7 interface, and UPS backup.
• Include all reagents, consumables, printer, toner, and per‑test pricing; deliver estimated 7,000 SPEP tests plus additional immunofixation and immunotyping tests on an IDIQ basis.
• Supply installation, validation, training for at least two operators per year, 24/7 technical support, preventive maintenance, and upgrades at no extra cost, meeting strict uptime (≥90% monthly) and performance (90% effectiveness for 30 consecutive days) criteria.