# NOVOCYTE 3000 PM&R Services Intent to Sole Source Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26227q0114 - Solicitation number: 36C26227Q0114 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was November 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST - Department: Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracting office: 262-Network Contract Office 22 (36C262) - NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) - Product or service code: AN12 Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Applied Research - 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: November 7, 2026 - Last posted: November 7, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c17ff8da53f74f2e84cd0dfebc425fd7/view ## Description INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE GENERAL INFORMATION Network Contracting Office (NCO) **22 Attn:** Charity Cazee Department of Veteran Affairs 3601 S. 6TH Avenue, Bldg. 45 Tucson, Arizona 85723 (520) 792-1450 Ext. **16236 Intent to Sole Source:** The Government intends to make a sole award firm-fixed-price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.302-2 Only One Source in conjunction with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The requirement is to provide NOVOCYTE 3000 PM&R SERVICES. SERVICE to PROVIDE comprehensive service and maintenance agreement for the laboratory's Agilent NovoCyte 3000 benchtop flow cytometer, including the associated NovoSampler Pro automated sample loader, instrument workstation and Agilent NovoExpress acquisition/analysis software; VETERAN AFFAIRS SAN DIEGO HEALTH CARE SERVICES (VASDHCS) campuses. The intended source is AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. In accordance with FAR 22.1003-3(e) and FAR Part 6, contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by a written justification and approval described in FAR 6.303 and 6.304; as applicable, the justification will be posted within fourteen (14) days after contract award. The Government will consider all capability statements received by this synopsis's closing date. The Government's determination not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the Government's discretion. Information received will be considered strictly to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code that this work falls under is 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All capable sources must provide past performance experience in similar research services and be a licensed provider (whichever applies to the requirement). All the above information should be included in the vendors' capability in response to this notice. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Charity.Cazee@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PT), 11/13/2026. Please ensure notice # 36C26227Q0114 is cited on all submitted documents. This is a follow-on, base plus four option years, Firm-Fixed-Price contract. ## Open now in the same industry 132 open in NAICS 541715. - SBIR FY26 Phase I Broad Agency Announcement (68HERW26R0102), due November 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/68herw26r0102 - Area of Interest: OSW Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) Modeling and Simulation (HQ003427AOI5), due November 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/hq003427aoi5 - System of systems Technology Integration Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic Systems (STITCHES) Sources Sought (STITCHES_001), due November 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/stitches001 ## Publications - November 7, 2026: Special notice, due November 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST. Notice c17ff8da53f74f2e84cd0dfebc425fd7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c17ff8da53f74f2e84cd0dfebc425fd7/view ## Points of contact - Charity Cazee, Contract Specialist, charity.cazee@va.gov, 520-792-1450 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c26227q0114.