36C26226Q1124 0001_1.docx

This is a Questions and Answers Amendment to a Request for Quotation (RFQ) solicitation document. The RFQ 36C26226Q1124, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22, seeks quotations for a Laboratory Recycler on a one-time basis for the Pathology and Laboratory department of the VA New Mexico (Albuquerque) Healthcare System located at 1501 San Pedro Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108. The solicitation is set-aside exclusively for small business concerns and is classified under Product Service Code 6640 and NAICS Code 334516. The response deadline is August 7, 2026, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time, with responses to be archived 60 days after the response date. The contracting office is the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office in Long Beach, California (90815), with Contract Specialist Kal Carabon serving as the point of contact at Kahlfanie.Carabon@va.gov. This amendment document provides vendor questions and answers regarding the solicitation and references an attached amendment document for specific details regarding the Laboratory Recycler requirements and specifications.