6640--Slide Staining System - BH

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Solicitation number
36C26324Q1111
Agency
Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
PSC
6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
Place of performance
Fort Meade Vamc Fort Meade, South Dakota 57741, 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 seeking information from interested and capable firms to provide a slide staining system for the Black Hills VA Medical System. The required slide staining system must have a capacity of 1-12 prepared slides and the ability to stain samples using aqueous-based solutions. The applicable NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are due by 1:00 PM Central Time on August 21, 2024. The government will not pay for information submitted and reserves the right to cancel the requirement. For small businesses, the Limitations on Subcontracting requirement applies.

This opportunity is set aside for small businesses. No potential incumbents or current contractors are named. The government has not provided any information on the award value or budget range for this requirement. The quantity of slide staining systems needed has not been specified, and the timeline for the services is not detailed in the pre-solicitation notice.

Notice text

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Before responding please carefully read and consider the following:

Slide Stainer for the Black Hills VA Medical System. This is a Sources Sought Announcement Only and no solicitation is currently available. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation.

All information contained in this Sources Sought Announcement is preliminary, as well as subject to modification, and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this request. Furthermore, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at its discretion. The information requested will be used solely within the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate decision making and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this Sources Sought Announcement, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, size standard is 1,000 employees. NOTE: Please ensure that the System for Award Management (SAM) indicates this NAICS code if you are interested in the requirement.

As this is a service acquisition, the Small Business Administration and the Federal Acquisition Regulation have Limitations on Subcontracting requirement. For all small businesses, to include SDVOSB and VOSB, At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. See FAR 52.219-14 and FAR 52.219-27 available in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52

Description of Services

See attached Statement of Work

Only firms seriously interested and truly capable should send their information and/or capability statement and any questions by email to robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 1:00 PM Central Time, August 21, 2024.

Attachments

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File Type Posted
36C26324Q1111_1.docx DOCX document

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
6640--Slide Staining System - BH Latest solicitation Solicitation
6640--Slide Staining System - BH Pre-Solicitation
6640--Slide Staining System - BH This notice · Original Pre-Solicitation

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