6550--NEW - Non Gyn Specimen Processing Lease & Consumables

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
36C25726Q0411
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Department of Veterans Affairs Valley Coastal Bend VA Health Care Sys Harlingen, Texas 78550, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, seeks a firm-fixed-price contractor to furnish, install, and maintain one non-gynecologic specimen liquid-based cytology processor with reagents and consumables for the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, with quotations due May 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The deadline was extended from May 15 by amendment issued May 13.

This is an unrestricted open market solicitation under NAICS 325413 (In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing) and PSC 6550. Place of performance is the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, 2601 Veterans Drive, Harlingen, Texas 78550.

The contractor must provide preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergency repair service with 48-hour response time, annual maintenance and calibration, software updates, loaner equipment when required, operator training, and technical support. On-site service is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST. The contract structure includes a base year (August 29, 2026, through August 28, 2027) and four one-year option periods through August 28, 2031.

Quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable criteria, with technical acceptability evaluated on a pass/fail standard. The small business size standard is 1,250 employees. Quotations must be submitted electronically to ognian.ivanov@va.gov. The contracting officer is Ognian D. Ivanov, Network Contracting Office 17, San Antonio, Texas; 210-694-6302.

Notice text

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Update #2 · Latest ·

Purpose of Amendment

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the submission due date and time for Solicitation 36C25726Q0411 to allow additional time for the preparation and submission of quotations.

Change to Solicitation

The solicitation is hereby amended as follows:

The quotation submission due date and time is extended from May 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time Â

To: May 20, 2026, at 10:00 AM Central Time

All references in the solicitation to the quotation due date and time shall be deemed to reflect the new due date and time stated above.

No Other Changes

Except as specifically provided herein, all terms, conditions, specifications, and provisions of the solicitation remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

Acknowledgment of Amendment

Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of this amendment in accordance with the instructions in the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge may result in the offeror being found non-responsive.

Update #1 ·

Solicitation Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, intends to issue an open market solicitation for a firm-fixed-price requirement for Non-Gyn Specimen Processing Lease Consumables in support of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service at the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System in Harlingen, Texas. The requirement includes furnishing, installing, and maintaining one non-Gyn specimen liquid-based cytology processor, together with all reagents and consumables necessary to perform liquid-based preparation of non-gynecologic cytology specimens. The contractor shall also provide preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergency repair service, annual maintenance and calibration, software updates as applicable, loaner equipment when required, and operator training and technical support. This acquisition will be solicited on an unrestricted open market basis under NAICS 325413, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, and PSC 6550. The anticipated contract type is firm-fixed-price with a base year and four option years. Quotations will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation criteria. The solicitation will close on May 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Interested vendors shall monitor the solicitation posting for all instructions, requirements, and any amendments.

Files

File Type Posted
36C25726Q0411 0001.pdf PDF
36C25726Q0411 0001_1.docx DOCX document
36C25726Q0411_1.docx DOCX document
36C25726Q0411.pdf PDF

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