6550--DNA Extraction Reagents Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Closed Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C26326R0054
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 23
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 325413 In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is soliciting DNA extraction reagents for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System through Request for Quote (RFQ) 36C26326R0054, issued as a full and open competition under FAR Part 12 for commercial products. The solicitation seeks Promega-branded reagents specifically compatible with Promega Maxwell 16 and 48 RSC DNA extractors and QuantusFluorometer equipment, including Maxwell RSC Blood DNA kits (30 units), Maxwell RSC RNA FFPE Kit (5 units), Maxwell RSC DNA FFPE Kit (8 units), and QuantiFluor ONE dsDNA System (10 units). Prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and comply with security prohibitions regarding covered telecommunications equipment and Kaspersky Lab products. The government will award one firm-fixed-price contract to a responsible contractor based on submitted quotes, with technical questions due by May 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time and quotes due by May 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time, submitted electronically to Robert Bennett at robert.bennett8@va.gov. Evaluation criteria focus on contractor responsibility, compliance with technical requirements, and pricing competitiveness.
This solicitation uses no small business set-asides and represents full and open competition with a NAICS code of 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) and a size standard of 1,250 employees. The contract will be awarded to supply the Minneapolis VA Medical Center located at Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417 for a base period running from June 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, with four one-year renewal options extending through September 30, 2030. The incumbent appears to be Promega Corporation, as the supporting brand name only justification document indicates that Promega is the sole design owner and manufacturer of the required equipment and proprietary kits. Specific award values are not disclosed in the solicitation notice. Delivery requirements mandate FOB Destination to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center Warehouse within five calendar days of order receipt during business hours (8:00 AM to 3:30 PM Central Time, Monday through Friday), with all products arriving with at least two-thirds of shelf-life remaining and defective items replaced within 48 hours at no cost.
Notice text
DNA Extraction Reagents supply for Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Solicitation number 36C26326R0054 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ).
This is a full and open competition solicitation.
Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov).
For SDVOSB vendors offerors must be registered at SBA Small Business Search at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ as a SDVOSB
Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 325413 with a size standard of 1,250 Employees.
A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the RFQ solicitation documentation to follow.
The VA anticipates one Firm Fixed Price award to provide supplies to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis MN 55417.
The period of performance is 6-1-2026 to 9-30-2026 for the base year period of performance.
Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Robert Bennett, Contract Specialist, at robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM on 5/6/2026.
Quotes are due at the Contracting Office by 4:00 pm on 5/13/2026. Quotes are required to be emailed to robert.bennett8@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| J A DNA Extraction.pdf | ||
| 36C26326R0054.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6550--DNA Extraction Reagents | Award Notice | |
| 6550--DNA Extraction Reagents Minneapolis VA Health Care System | Special Notice | |
| 6550--DNA Extraction Reagents Minneapolis VA Health Care System | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| 6550--DNA Extraction Reagents Minneapolis VA Health Care System | Pre-Solicitation |
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