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This is an amendment to a previous combined solicitation extending the submission deadline for a federal contract opportunity. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, is seeking a firm-fixed-price contractor to provide non-gynecologic specimen processing equipment, consumables, and related services for the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System in Harlingen, Texas. The requirement includes furnishing, installing, and maintaining one non-gynecologic specimen liquid-based cytology processor along with all necessary reagents and consumables for liquid-based preparation of specimens. The contractor must also provide preventive and corrective maintenance, emergency repair service, annual maintenance and calibration, software updates, loaner equipment when needed, operator training, and technical support. The contract will be structured as firm-fixed-price with a base year and four option years.

The original quotation submission deadline of May 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time has been extended to May 20, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time to allow vendors additional preparation time. The solicitation is being conducted on an unrestricted open market basis under NAICS code 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) and PSC 6550. Quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable criteria. The contracting office is located in San Antonio, Texas (zip code 78240), with the point of contact being Contract Specialist Ognian D. Ivanov at ognian.ivanov@va.gov or 210-694-6302. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment in accordance with solicitation instructions, as failure to do so may result in non-responsiveness.