Notice of Intent to Sole Source: ROCHE Ventana Reagents

The Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 04 Office intends to negotiate a sole source in accordance with RFO 12.102(a) under the authority of RFO 12.201-1, Simplified Procedures, supplying Lebanon VA Medical Center s need for histology reagents for their ROCHE Ventana Benchmark Special Stains System as supplied by ROCHE Diagnostics Corp., located at 9115 HAGUE RD, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46256 USA. The sole source justification for this action will be posted with the Notice of Award. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be used, and the resulting contract will be a firm fixed-price open market order. The NAICS Code is 325413. This special notice serves as notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals and is not a solicitation or a request for offers. A determination by the Government not to compete this procurement is solely within the discretion of the Government. The items required are as follows: Item # Material Description Minimum Qty/yr Maximum Qty/yr 05279194001 ALCIAN BLUE FOR PAS (75 tests per kit) 1 2 05279208001 DIASTASE KIT (150 tests per kit) 2 4 05279259001 IRON STAINING KIT (300 tests per kit) 4 8 05279267001 LIGHT GREEN FOR PAS (120 tests per kit) 3 6 05279275001 MUCICARMINE STAINING KIT (75 tests per kit)  1 2 05279291001 PAS STAINING KIT (450 tests per kit) 6 12 05279399001 Reticulum II Staining Kit (300 tests per kit) 4 8 05279429001 Congo Red Staining Kit (40 tests per kit) 1 2 05412749001 SPECIAL STAINS GMS II STAIN KIT PACK (300 tests per kit) 4 8 06521908001 TRICHROME STAINING KIT (180 tests per kit) 3 6 06523072001 BMK SPEC STAINS LIQUID COVERSLIP (2L bottle) 6  12 06523102001 BMK SPEC STAINS DEPAR SOLUTION (10X) (2L bottle) 7 14  06890059001 SSR SOLUTION (2L bottle) 4 8  08309817001 BENCHMARK SPECIAL STAINS WASH II 10 20  08432503001 BenchMark Special Stain AFB Staining Kit (150 tests per kit) 2 4 09476580001 BenchMark Special Stains Cleaning Kit 5 10  If you are capable of supplying this requirement, please respond via email to joanne.skaff@va.gov, no later than 12:00PM EST, 05/26/2026.