Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: New Rals Abbott
Deadline: 21 May 2026
Posting Date: 12 May 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 141097706
Document Ref. No.: 36C25726Q0390
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
Action Code: Special Notice
Notice Type: Notice of Intent to Sole Source Response Date: May 21, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT
PSC: 7A20 IT and Telecom Application Development Software (Perpetual License Software)
NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, 1901 N. Moore Street, Suite 26A, Arlington, VA 22209 Place of Performance: South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS), 7400 Merton Minter, San Antonio, TX 78229.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to negotiate and award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc., 915 East High Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902, for the Abbott Remote Automated Laboratory Systems (RALS) Software Technology System License Agreement and related support for the South Texas Veterans Health Care System.
This acquisition is conducted as an open-market commercial acquisition. The required RALS software technology is used to connect multiple point-of-care testing devices to one data manager and to post patient test results to the electronic patient record in VISTA/CPRS. The software enables review and release of patient results directly from each unit and allows remote management, updates, review, and troubleshooting of quality control results, operator issues, and device issues.
STVHCS currently uses RALS Web3 for glucometers, i-STAT devices, Hemochron Signature Elite, Avoximeter, Quantra, and GeneXpert Xpress, and the Government intends to maintain the same platform because it supports the facility s current ancillary testing environment and existing device connectivity requirements. The Government s intent is to award under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, because Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc. ...
Notice ID: 36c25726q0390
Department/Ind. Agency: veterans affairs, department of
Sub-tier: veterans affairs, department of
Office: 257-network contract office 17 (36c257)
Product Service Code: 7a20 - it and telecom - application development software (perpetual license software)
NAICS Code: 513210 - Software Publishers
Inactive Dates: jun 20, 2026
Inactive Policy: manual
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