6525--Konica Minolta Cesium Cassettes - CI

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 has issued a pre-solicitation notice for Konica Minolta Cesium Cassettes to supply the Central Iowa VA Health Care System located in Des Moines, Iowa. This procurement will be conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) numbered 36C26325Q1134, utilizing full and open competition with NAICS code 334517 (Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing) and a size standard of 1,200 employees. Prospective offerors must maintain current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and demonstrate responsibility as contractors. The VA anticipates making a single Firm Fixed Price award based on the evaluation of submitted quotes. Technical questions must be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Robert Bennett at robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM on September 11, 2025, with final quotes due by 4:00 PM on September 17, 2025.

This solicitation does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors meeting the specified requirements. No incumbent contractors or potential award values are identified in the notice. The base performance period is established from September 26, 2025, through December 31, 2025, providing approximately three months for supply delivery and performance. The contract will require delivery to the Central Iowa VA Health Care System facility at 3600 30th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50310. While specific quantities of cesium cassettes are referenced as being detailed in the forthcoming RFQ documentation, these numerical details are not provided in the current pre-solicitation notice. All quotes must be submitted electronically to the contracting officer, with offerors bearing full responsibility for ensuring complete receipt of their submissions before the solicitation closing deadline.