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This is a Presolicitation Notice for a Department of Veterans Affairs contract to procure brand name histology equipment, specifically Epredia/ThermoFisher Gemini and Excelsior AS systems. The equipment will be delivered to the James E. Van Zandt Medical Center (Altoona VA Medical Center) located at 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, PA 16602, for the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine department. The full solicitation will be posted on GSA eBuy's website (www.ebuy.gsa.gov) on or about April 10, 2026, with a response deadline of April 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. This is a Small Business set-aside procurement under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees and Product Service Code 6515.

The contracting office is Network Contracting Office 4, located at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, 1111 E. End Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 (zip code 18711). The point of contact is Contract Specialist Joanne Skaff at joanne.skaff@va.gov; telephone inquiries are not accepted. All questions must be submitted in writing via email. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring GSA eBuy for the full solicitation package and all amendments, as amendments will only be posted on that site. All interested parties must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, pay for proposal preparation costs, or issue a solicitation. The archived notice will remain available for 15 days after the response date.

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Presolicitation Notice

SUBJECT* Brand Name Histology Equipment: Epredia/ThermoFisher Gemini & Excelsior AS

Systems

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 18711

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24426Q0482

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 04-10-2026 12:00PM EASTERN TIME, NEW

YORK, USA

ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

SET-ASIDE SBA

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 6515

NAICS CODE* 334516

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Department of Veterans Affairs

Altoona VA Medical Center

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (P&LM)

2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd.

Altoona PA

POSTAL CODE 16602

COUNTRY USA

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office 4

Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center

1111 E. End Blvd.

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist

Joanne Skaff joanne.skaff@va.gov

No phone calls.

DESCRIPTION

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS

Altoona VA Medical Center

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4, to provide histology equipment. This equipment requirement is for the James E.

Van Zandt Medical Center located in Altoona, PA 16602. The full solicitation will be posted on GSA eBuy’s website at www.ebuy.gsa.gov on or about April 10th, 2026.

The full solicitation will be a Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; the size standard is 1000 employees.

Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on this site. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist at joanne.skaff@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract neither does it obligate the Government to pay for any quotes or proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation because of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award.

Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov.

The point of contact is Contract Specialist, Joanne Skaff, email: joanne.skaff@va.gov.

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