6640--VMU Brand Name or Equal Cage Wash Rack Answer Questions

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 20 issued solicitation 36C26027Q0020 for a VMU brand name or equal cage wash rack for Portland VA Medical Center; the solicitation has been cancelled as of September 3, 2026, with notification that a future solicitation may be issued.

The procurement was set aside for small business. Place of performance is Portland VA Medical Center, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Building 103, Room E115, Portland, Oregon 97239. The NAICS code is 333998, All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing; PSC is 6640, Laboratory Equipment and Supplies. The contracting officer is Nazanin Kreiner, nazanin.kreiner@va.gov, 208-429-2033, with the contracting office at Network Contracting Office 20, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Boulevard, Building 17, Suite B428, Vancouver, Washington 98661.

Prior to cancellation, the solicitation required a LYNX Model 410LX cage and rack washer with stainless steel insulated construction, stainless steel recirculating components, color graphic touch screen controls, and 12-programmable automatic multi-phase treatment cycles (Pre Wash, Wash 1, Rinse 1, Wash 2, Rinse 2, Rinse 3, Rinse 4 at 180 degrees, and Exhaust). Interior dimensions were specified as 40 inches wide by 85 inches high by 85 inches long; overall dimensions as 80 inches wide by 104 inches high by 93 inches long. The vendor was required to be an Original Equipment Manufacturer, authorized distributor, or authorized reseller, verified by authorization letter. The contractor was to provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, startup services, documentation, and training for a fully operational system with one-year manufacturer's warranty from shipment. Evaluation was based solely on price, awarding to the lowest-priced responsive and responsible offeror.