# Notice of Intent to Sole Source Cepheid GeneExpert Rental and Associated Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25627q0048

- Solicitation number: 36C25627Q0048
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was October 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 256-Network Contract Office 16 (36C256)
- NAICS: 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
- Product or service code: 6632 Analysis Instruments, Medical Laboratory Use
- Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point.
- First posted: October 9, 2026
- Last posted: October 9, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d06e756871b5403a93f6ac2fa46f604f/view

## Description

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The Alexandria VA Medical Center (AVAMC) and its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOCs) intend to negotiate a sole source, firm-fixed priced Contract for a period of three years with a large business, Cepheid, 904, East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1189.
The Contractor shall provide an instrument rental and service agreement for one base year and two option years (36 months) for the Instruments identified in the SOW to be used at the Alexandria VA Medical Center in Pineville, Louisiana, along with its five (5) associated CBOCs located in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Jennings, Natchitoches, and Fort Polk, Louisiana.  Cepheid is the original equipment manufacturer of the required equipment.
Responses are due by the closing date and time of this announcement.
Please review all attached documents.

## Attachments

- [36C25627Q0048.docx](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/847cbcd0d83449c39646e2d5750bd02e/download)
- [36C25627Q0048.docx](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/84bd78719f4e4850a210b282ef368666/download)

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## Publications

- October 9, 2026: Special notice, due October 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice 15a55c60f69d4d19baa86854e8791435. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/15a55c60f69d4d19baa86854e8791435/view
- October 9, 2026: Special notice, due October 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice d06e756871b5403a93f6ac2fa46f604f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d06e756871b5403a93f6ac2fa46f604f/view

## Points of contact

- Alan Scanio, Contract Specialist, alan.scanio@va.gov, N/A

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