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This is an amendment to a combined solicitation notifying vendors that RFQ 36C24126Q0485 for Patient Nourishment Refrigerators/Freezers has been cancelled. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office, operating through the Newington VAMC in Connecticut, issued this cancellation notice on behalf of the VA Boston Healthcare System Warehouse (Building #20, 940 Belmont Street, Brockton, MA 02301-5596). The original solicitation was a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside RFQ with a response deadline of August 3, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The procurement covered NAICS code 333415 (small business size standard: 1,250 employees) and PSC 4110, and required Brand Name or Equal refrigeration units including True undercounter refrigerators, Everest reach-in dual temperature cabinets, and related equipment.

The cancellation was issued because the requesting service is updating the requirement. No previously submitted quotes will be evaluated, and no award will be made. Prior amendment notices had clarified that all offered products must comply with the Buy American Act and qualify as Domestic End Products under FAR 52.225-1, as certain referenced brand-name models were manufactured in South Korea. The Government had also acknowledged that domestic U.S.-manufactured alternatives exceeded dimensional specifications required by the installation site, creating potential conflicts between Buy American Act compliance and spatial constraints. The point of contact for this cancellation is Contract Specialist Janice Jones at Janice.Jones@va.gov or 860-666-6951, ext. 6613.