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This document is a Presolicitation Notice for USP Certification services issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The solicitation seeks a contractor to perform semiannual testing and certification of pharmaceutical equipment and rooms at the Durham VA Medical Center, specifically involving certification of Primary Engineering Controls (PECs)/Hoods and pharmacy compounding areas. Services must comply with United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 797 and Chapter 800 guidelines, covering biosafety cabinets, chemical fume hoods, HEPA units, and various isolator types.

Key solicitation details include a response deadline of September 24, 2025, at 9 AM Eastern Time, with a period of performance consisting of one base year and four option years starting October 2, 2025. The procurement is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBC), with a NAICS code of 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) and a size standard of $19 Million. Interested contractors must be registered in the SAM database and, if subcontracting, demonstrate how they will provide 51% of the work. A Request for Quote (RFQ) is expected to be issued around September 22, 2025, with the solicitation number 36C24625Q1186.

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

SUBJECT*
Keeler Vantage USP Certification

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
23667
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24625Q1186
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
09-24-2025 9AM EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
SET-ASIDE
SDVOSBC
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
H966
NAICS CODE*
541380
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
Contract Specialist

Ricardo McIntosh

Ricardo.McIntosh@va.gov

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

POINT OF CONTACT*

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

URL DESCRIPTION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs will solicit for semiannual testing and certification of U.S. Pharmaceutical Convention (USP) equipment and rooms of Keeler Vantage Plus for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705.

The contractor shall perform a) Certification of Primary Engineering Controls (PEC)/Hoods Contractor shall provide testing and certification of all the Durham VA Health Care System pharmacy hoods either once a year (every 12 months +/- 30 days) or twice per year (every 6 months +/- 20 days) as described in the price/cost schedule. The term “Hoods” refers to all of the following: Biosafety cabinets, chemical fume hoods and HEPA units. b) The contractor shall also provide testing and certification of all primary engineering controls (PECs) and pharmacy compounding rooms/suites used for preparation of Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSPs). PECs include biological safety cabinets (BSCs), laminar airflow workstation (LAFW) hoods, compounding aseptic containment isolators (CACI), and compounding aseptic isolators (CAI). Testing and certification of all PECs and compounding rooms/suites will be completed in accordance with the latest version of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 797, and USP Chapter 800 or current guidelines. located at the Durham VAMC, in accordance with the terms and conditions Service must be done in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal guidelines.

A request for quote, RFQ, will be issued on or around Thursday, September 22, 2025. Period of Performance is for one base year plus 4 option years to begin October 2, 2025.

To be eligible for award, the prospective contractor must be registered in SAM database at http://www.sam.gov and comply with the Evaluation for Basis of Award. If you are an SDVOSB, VOSB or small business and plan on subcontracting, please provide a plan to show how your company will provide 51% of the work being performed.

The North American Industry Classification Code, NAICS, is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services, Product Service Code is H966 Other QC/Test/Inspect—Instruments and Laboratory Equipment and the Size Standard is $19 Million.

Interested contractors should monitor SAM.gov, for solicitation number 36C24626Q0015.

Point of Contact Ricardo McIntosh Ricardo.McIntosh@va.gov

*Please direct all questions to the above email address. Phone calls will not be accepted.

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