Description
The VA Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO-8) intends to issue a firm-fixed price single-source procurement to Abbott Laboratories Inc for FY26: Abbott iStat Point of Care Test Analyzers (Cost-Per-Test) consumables. The proposed contract is to replace the current outdated Point of Care Test Analyzers (Cost-Per-Test) consumables with a newer version of the Abbott i-STAT analyzers (Cost-Per-Test) consumables and platform. The contract aims to provide medical testing for various parameters, including ACT, hs Troponin, Basic metabolic panel with hemoglobin and hematocrit, Blood gases with sodium, potassium, hemoglobin and hematocrit, Creatinine, and Glucose for critically ill patients.
* The contract is for the VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
* The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 334516 with a business size standard of 1,000 employees and PSC 6640.
* The proposed contract is a single-source procurement action, and firms that want to challenge the single source must show clear and convincing evidence of their capability to provide the services/supplies.