Brand Name Histology Equipment: Epredia/ThermoFisher Gemini & Excelsior AS Systems
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24426Q0482
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 4
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, is seeking to procure brand name histology equipment, specifically Epredia/ThermoFisher Gemini and Excelsior AS systems for delivery to the James E. Van Zandt Medical Center (Altoona VA Medical Center) in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The equipment will support the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine department and falls under NAICS code 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) with a product service code of 6515 (Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies). The full solicitation will be posted on GSA eBuy's website on or about April 10, 2026, and interested parties must submit all questions in writing via email to Contract Specialist Joanne Skaff at joanne.skaff@va.gov, as telephone inquiries are not accepted. All potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. The response deadline is April 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time, and interested parties should monitor GSA eBuy for the complete solicitation package and any amendments.
This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with a size standard of 1,000 employees for the applicable NAICS category. The presolicitation notice does not identify any current contractors or incumbents, and no contract award value or budget range is disclosed in this notice. The contracting office is Network Contracting Office 4, located at Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The government retains the right not to award a contract or to pay for proposal preparation costs based on this notice. The archived notice will remain available for 15 days following the April 10, 2026, response deadline.
Notice text
This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4, to provide histology equipment. This equipment requirement is for the James E. Van Zandt Medical Center located in Altoona, PA 16602.
The full solicitation will be posted on GSA eBuy’s website at www.ebuy.gsa.gov on or about April 10th, 2026. The full solicitation will be a Small Business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; the size standard is 1000 employees.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24426Q0482 Presol.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 6515--Epredia/ThermoFisher Gemini & Excelsior AS Systems | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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