Summary
The Department of Veterans Affairs, through Network Contract Office 17 (NCO 17) in San Antonio, Texas, is procuring an Agilent Seahorse XF Pro Analyzer (Stock No. S7855A / SYS-SE-XFPRO) including proprietary Wave Pro Controller software, Seahorse Analytics, installation, operator training, and a 5-year extended warranty on behalf of the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) / VISN 17 Center of Excellence for biomedical live-cell metabolic research. This is a sole-source justification under FAR Part 12 awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Agilent Technologies, Inc., valued at an estimated $295,169.60, justified because the Seahorse XF Pro Analyzer is a proprietary commercial product uniquely capable of simultaneous real-time measurement of oxygen consumption rate and proton efflux rate in a 96-well format with no alternative capable sources identified after a SAM.gov public notice and broader market research.