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This is a Sources Sought Notice issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 on behalf of Durham VA Medical Center to conduct market research regarding the availability of qualified businesses capable of providing Decon Shelters. The solicitation number is 36C24626Q0468, with a response deadline of April 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The contracting office is located in Hampton, Virginia (zip code 23667), and the place of performance is Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.

The required decon shelter must include specific salient characteristics: an articulating external frame with locking straps for rapid deployment, aircraft-grade aluminum frame with corrosion-resistant treatment, capability to function with 30 percent of structure missing, portability and lightweight design, UV-stable and fire-retardant fabric, 360-degree spray jets with individual on/off capability, ergonomic hand sprayers, and removable divider curtains with integrated spray jets to separate three decontamination lines. The shelter must accommodate both ambulatory and non-ambulatory casualties, include undress and redress areas, and be deployable by two to four personnel within minutes. Interested vendors must submit capability statements identifying company name and address, business size and socioeconomic categories (8(a), HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or other), and qualifications demonstrating ability to meet requirements. Responses must be submitted in writing to Byron Brown, Contracting Officer, at Byron.Brown4@va.gov with subject line "Decon Shelters" by the April 2, 2026 deadline. The product service code is 5411, and the NAICS code is 624221.

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Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice Decon Shelters

SUBJECT*
DECON SHELTERS

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
23667
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C24626Q0468
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
04-02-2026 2pm EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA
ARCHIVE
10 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N

SET-ASIDE

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
5411
NAICS CODE*
624221

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

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

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Byron Brown Byron.Brown4@va.gov None

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

ADDRESS
Durham VA Medical Center

508 Fulton St.

Durham NC

POSTAL CODE
27705
COUNTRY
USA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6 on behalf of Durham VA Medical Center is conducting Market Research through this sources sought notice to help determine the availability of qualified Businesses, capable of providing Decon Shelters, but not limited to, the following:

Salient Characteristics include:

Significant Physical:

+Articulating external frame with locking straps allows rapid deployment with high system integrity + Aircraft-grade aluminum frame with highly corrosion-resistant alochrome treatment and polyester powder coating + Frame can function with 30% of structure missing or broken + Portable and light weight; shelter can be relocated while deployed + Extremely flexible, UV stable, fire retardant, tear and chemical-resistant fabric on interior; protects exterior frame from contaminants and expedites post-use clean up + Spray jets on interior fabric saturate patients with 360° of spray; individual on/off capability allows users to scale up or down based upon operational needs + Ergonomic hand sprayers enable personnel to assist for decontamination of both ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients + Removable “active” divider curtains with integrated spray jets provide for thorough decontamination while also separating the shelter into three lines – one non-ambulatory center line flanked by two ambulatory lines for privacy between males and females

Functional: The X28 Decontamination Shelter provides two shower lines for the effective decontamination of multiple ambulatory or non-ambulatory casualties as well as larger emergency response teams.

Small undress and redress areas at each end accommodate the pre-shower doffing of contaminated clothing and post-shower donning of clean clothing inside the shelter. The shelter can be set up by only two to four people in just minute.

Failure to provide the above information may result in the potential offeror being considered incapable of meeting the VA’s needs.

Responses to this sources sought notice should include the following: name and address of company, business size (large or small): Please identify your companies’ socioeconomic categories-8(a), HUBZone, Services Disabled Veteran-Owned/Veteran-Owned Small Business, other small, small or large; provide a brief description of qualifications and any other pertinent information which demonstrates the ability to meet the above requirement. Subject line must reflect: Decon Shelters. All capability statements shall be submitted in writing no later than April 2, 2026. by 2pm (EST) to the attention of: Byron Brown, emailed to the address of Byron.Brown4@va.gov

Please title the subject line for all responses as: Decon Shelters

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