7320--Blast Chiller Refrigerator System Minneapolis VA Health Care System

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 is soliciting quotes for a Blast Chiller Refrigerator System to supply the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This solicitation is being conducted under FAR Part 12 as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) with solicitation number 36C26326Q0534, and the VA anticipates awarding one Firm Fixed Price contract to a responsible contractor. Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time of quote submission, with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) vendors also requiring registration in the SBA Small Business Search. Technical questions may be submitted via email to Contract Specialist Robert Bennett at robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than May 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM Central Time, and quotes must be emailed to the same contact by the solicitation closing deadline of May 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM. Offerors are responsible for ensuring their complete quote is received by the Contracting Officer before the closing date and time.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a NAICS code of 333241 (Food Product Machinery Manufacturing) and a size standard of 500 employees. The place of performance is Minneapolis VAMC in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, with the contracting office located in Coralville, Iowa. The base year period of performance runs from May 31, 2026 through September 15, 2026, providing a contract timeline of approximately 3.5 months. The solicitation documentation does not specify the award value or detailed quantity information for the blast chiller refrigerator system, as these details are contained within the RFQ documentation to follow. As a small business set-aside under commercial product acquisition regulations, interested contractors should ensure compliance with all registration and certification requirements prior to submission.