6640--amendment 0001 - microtomes instrument

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 seeks quotations for a rotary microtome for the Pathology and Laboratory department of VA Greater Los Angeles, with responses due August 28, 2026, at 3:00 PM Pacific Time. Amendment 0001, posted August 25, 2026, changed the set-aside from Total SDVOSB to Total Small Business, expanding competition to all small business concerns and removing SDVOSB-specific clauses while incorporating FAR 52.219-1 and FAR 52.219-6.

Place of performance is VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California 92161. The specific item is a Leica Microsystems HistoCore MULTICUT Configuration 149MULTI0C1 with USA 15-AMP power cord (Product #14041157009), one unit required on a one-time basis. The equipment must meet nine salient characteristics: antistatic waste tray; semi-motorized with manual operation capability; coarse feed wheel with selectable turn direction; object head movement between 200mm/s and 1800mm/s; user-adjustable force balance system; accommodation of both low- and high-profile blades; individually replaceable blade holder components; dimensions not exceeding 477mm width × 620mm depth × 295mm height; and digital display.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products under FAR Part 12. The NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing); PSC is 6640 (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies). Award will be made to the lowest-priced quotation meeting all minimum system requirements. Quotations must include completed representations and certifications, Buy American Certificate, narratives demonstrating compliance with salient characteristics, pricing, and acknowledgment of amendments. Delivery is FOB destination. Contract Specialist Kahlfanie Carabon is the point of contact (kahlfanie.carabon@va.gov, 562-766-2234).