Jess Simple Western Automated System
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Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Due Nov 3, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC-5), 5 days left.
| Title as posted | 6640--JESS SIMPLE WESTERN AUTOMATED SYSTEM |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36C24627Q0101 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | 246-Network Contracting Office 6 (36C246) |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516) |
| Product or service code | 6640 |
| Posted | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 3, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC-5) (5 days left) |
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Description
Notice of intent to sole source: The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to PROTEINSIMPLE for the Jess Western Automated System for the Salem, VA Medical Center, Salem VA in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) 12.201-1, Simplified Procedures. Justification for this sole source procurement is in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhale (RFO) 6.103.1 soliciting from a single source.
This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available, and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any business that believes it can meet these requirements and possesses relevant past-experience and expertise may give written notice.
Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Responses will be considered by the Government, however, a determination by the Government not to compete with the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. NAICS Code 334516- Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 Employees.
Description: Jess Automated Western Blot System: The Jess system is an automated capillary electrophoresis based immunoassay platform that modernizes traditional Western blotting by combining protein size separation with high sensitivity immunodetection in a fully hands off workflow Responses received by 9:00 am EST on 03 November 2026 will be considered by the Government. Inquiries shall be emailed to [email protected] No telephone requests will be accepted.
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES, and no Solicitation will be issued. The justification for this noncompetitive solicitation is due to ProteinSimple being the sole company capable of providing a suite of cryoablation services which includes technicians, equipment, and the required disposables. Market research has determined that this service is highly specialized and only available from a single source.
The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of 06 November 2026 to ProteinSimple, 614 McKinley Place NE Minneapolis, MN 55413.
Contracting contact
- James Risbon · Contracting Officer · [email protected] · 757-728-7128
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 334516, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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About the buyer
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.6 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 75 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334516), 35 posted in the last 7 days; 39% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, National Institutes of Health and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, Florida and Ohio. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 6 days.
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