6640--Intent to award a sole source contract: Leica Cover Slipping Machine for the Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Bronx NY.

TITLE: Notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Government Scientific Source, Inc. for their Leica brand Cover Slipping Machine, HistoCore Chromax CV. Via FSS contract #47QSMS25D00A9. SOL: 36C24226Q0640 DUE: 06/02/2026 SET ASIDE: N/A NAICS: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. POP STATE: Delivered by 9/15/2026. AGENCY: VA Healthcare System, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468. Email: Jonatan.Rondon@va.gov Description: Notice of intent to award a sole source contract to: Government Scientific Source, Inc. 12355 Sunrise Valley Dr. Ste. 400 Reston, VA 20191 800-248-8030 For its brand of HistoCore Chromax CV machine. Part No. Description UOM Qty LEICA 14048562192 HistoCore Chromax CV Each 1 LEICA 14041157009 Power Cord NEMA5 15 C13 Each 1 Salient Characteristics and Features: Process up to 570 slides per hour that come out dry so you can transport or archive them immediately and not delay diagnosis. The only glass workstation which improves efficiency by 20% against other platforms. This solution provides a unique multi-stain capability processing for H&E and Special stains simultaneously at high throughput with 52 stations. By using specifically designed consumables, users ensure consistent slide quality and reduce the number of slides they have to manually correct due to coverslipping errors. Speed up slide processing while maintaining quality and consistency with the HistoCore SPECTRA Workstation. It s the only workstation that provides consistent staining from slides 1 to 1,600. Offers the fastest glass coverslipping drying time on the market at only 5 minutes, processing slides that are instantly dry to the touch. The unique color coded rack technology provides clear visual distinction and starts individual protocols automatically when racks are inserted. Racks and slides are recognized and correctly allocated to the designated staining protocols to reduce human errors. Efficiently process up to 360 H&E slides per hour. Reduce turnaround time and process H&E and special stains simultaneously at high throughput due to the innovative design and high capacity of 52 cuvette stations. Place of Performance / Delivery: VA Healthcare System James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468 This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b) (1)(ii), Soliciting from a Single Source. The NAICS code utilized for this procurement is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient enough to determine that a comparable source to the government is available. The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to June 2nd, 2026, A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be emailed to jonatan.rondon@va.gov and received by 16:00 hours EST on June 2nd, 2026. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their EOI reaches the designated contracting officer on time.