36C26026Q0316_1.docx

This is a Sources Sought Notice for reagents and consumables for laboratory tests at the Puget Sound VA Medical Center, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20. The solicitation number is 36C26026Q0316, with a response deadline of February 9, 2026, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time. The contracting office is located in Vancouver, Washington (zip code 98661), with the point of contact being Hector Gonzalez at hector.gonzalez1@va.gov. The place of performance is the Puget Sound VA Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. The product service code is 6550 and the NAICS code is 325413.

The primary focus of this pre-solicitation is for primary analyzer equipment that must be new and fully support the scope of operations with minimal requirements. Depending on technical functionality and manufacturer capabilities, one or multiple analyzers may be required to meet productivity and throughput specifications for volume and service demands. Additional analyzers offered as primary instrumentation must meet all technical specifications outlined in the solicitation and may serve as backup equipment, thereby replacing the separate backup analyzer requirement. Responses will be archived 15 days after the response date. No Recovery Act funds are designated for this opportunity, and there are no specific set-asides mentioned.