J065--NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE|Full-Service Maintenance for MALDI Biotyper Sirius CA HUNTINGTON VA MEDIAL CENTER 36C24527Q0016

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**NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE**

This is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source published in accordance with Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) RFO 5.101(a) Presolicitation notice requirements and (FAR) RFO 12.102
Restricting Competition. This Notice of Intent is for a proposed award of an open market sole
source award to BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC for a Maldi Biotyper Sirius CA, spectrometers
mass, tag #68566, and serial number 189013341940. Located in the lab for Biomedical
Engineering of the Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center, located at 1540 Spring Valley
Drive, Huntington WV, 25704.

The proposed award is to BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC (SAM UEI: MG2JF771VWU5) this vendor
has factory trained and authorized technicians that can work on this equipment. The anticipated
service includes preventive and corrective maintenance, labor, replacement parts, software
updates and upgrades, and technical support in accordance with the statement of work. Bruker
Scientific LLC s January 5, 2026, letter states that it is the sole authorized U.S. service provider
for Bruker Daltronics instruments and that its field service engineers receive factory training and
certification and have access to Bruker technical support. These are Bruker s representations;
the Government will consider information submitted by other capable sources.

This notice is not a solicitation. Any responsible source that believes it can meet the complete
requirement may submit a capability statement with supporting documentation explaining its
access to trained personnel, compatible parts, software updates, and technical support. Submit
responses to torcara.charles@va.gov by October 12, 2026, at 10:00 EST, referencing
36C24527Q0016. The Government will consider timely responses when determining whether to
proceed with the contemplated sole-source action.

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