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J066--Azenta NitroStore System PM and Support Services

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF, Pennsylvania · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · RPO EAST (36C24E)
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Responses dueTue, Oct 2711:59 AM ET · Pennsylvania time4 days left
PostedTue, Oct 20No amendments since
Solicitation no.36C24E-27-Q-0008SAM.gov
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The VA intends to award a sole-source contract to Azenta US, Inc. for preventative maintenance, repair, and technical support for a NitroStore automated sample storage system at the Atlanta VA Medical Center.

Scope

  • Preventative maintenance and repair services for NitroStore -80°C sample storage system
  • OEM-authorized technical support, diagnostics, and critical spare parts for NitroStore
Days to respond: 4

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Details

Place of performance
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
Buyer type
Federal
Notice type
Special Notice
Solicitation no.
36C24E-27-Q-0008
NAICS
NAICS 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance): 33 open RFPs
Size standard
$34M revenue SBA table, NAICS 811210
PSC
PSC J066 (MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT): 19 open RFPs
Delivery location
Jamaica Plain Campus, Building 1E, Atlanta VA Medical Center from notice
Period of performance
3-year base (1 base year plus 2 option years) from notice
Approved sources
Azenta US, Inc. (formerly Brooks Life Sciences) from notice
Local presence
Not required
Amendments
None since Oct 20
Contact
Ms. Millicent Covert · Contracting Officer
Office
RPO EAST (36C24E)
Email
millicent.covert@va.gov
Phone
(Calls shall not be accepted)

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Key dates

Tue, Oct 20Posted
Not statedQuestions due
Tue, Oct 27 · 11:59 AM ETResponses due · 4 days left Under 14 days

Change log

verified Fri, Oct 23 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Tue, Oct 20; verified Fri, Oct 23 · 12:30 AM ET.

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Notice as published

J066--Azenta NitroStore System PM and Support Services

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the notice of intent to award a sole source contract. This is not a solicitation. Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate a sole source contract for 3 years (Base Year plus 2 Option Years) with Avidity Science, LLC, located at 819 Bakke Avenue, Waterford, Wisconsin, 53185, for preventative maintenance services for the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center.

Background: This requirement is for preventative maintenance to support OEM-authorized preventive maintenance, repair services, remote technical support, and critical spare parts support for the Brooks Life Sciences NitroStore automated -80 °C sample storage system (Serial Number: NITRO2012

  1. located at the Jamaica Plain Campus (Building 1E).

Current services for preventative maintenance, under Contract 36C24E22P0022, expire 12/6/2026. The NitroStore currently stores approximately 2 million VA research biospecimens supporting Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) trials and the Million Veteran Program (MVP). Continuous maintenance is required to protect irreplaceable Veteran biological samples.

Azenta US, Inc (formerly Brooks Life Sciences) is the OEM and exclusive provider of all parts, diagnostics, firmware, proprietary software, and technical support for NitroStore systems worldwide and is the only firm capable of providing the supplies and services necessary. Since the intent is to procure this requirement on a sole source basis, no solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. The applicable NAICS code is 811210, with a $34.0M size standard.

The PSC is J066. The authority for this action is RFO 6.103-1, Only One Responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested persons may contact the Contracting Officer via email at [email on the source notice] regarding this procurement.

The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

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13 awards matched · tier 1: this contracting office (36C24E) + PSC J066. Most recent:

  • Sep 10, 2026FEI COMPANYTRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (TEM) FEI TECNAI 12 SPIRIT TESTING, DISASSEMBLY, REASSEMBLY AND FINAL TESTING SERVICES36C24E26C0008 · DEFINITIVE CONTRACT · Department of Veterans Affairs · ends Mar 12, 2027$61K
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