Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration, through its Network Contracting Office 17 (NCO 17), has issued a Special Notice (Notice ID 36C25723A0022) of intent to award a firm-fixed-price sole-source modification to Beckman Coulter, Inc. for the procurement of additional chemistry and immunoassay line items specifically for prostate testing. The items will support the VA North Texas Healthcare System's (Dallas, TX) Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service and add ACCESS Hybritech free PSA, p2PSA, and associated calibrators and quality control products to a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). Responses (capability statements, proposals, or quotations) must be submitted by June 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT; if no affirmative written response is received, the modification will be issued to Beckman Coulter without further notice under authority of 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) / FAR 6.302-1 (Only One Responsible Source).