Follow-on: Microscope Service
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C25726Q0718
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 17
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 811210 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Place of performance
- Temple, Texas 76504, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 canceled Solicitation 36C25726Q0718 in its entirety for Government convenience effective August 3, 2026, foreclosing the follow-on procurement for microscope maintenance and support services.
The solicitation, originally posted July 9, 2026, with proposals due July 22, 2026, sought a Premium Care Service Plan for a Leica Biosystems Microscope DMi8 Inverted Fully Automated Research Microscope system at the VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans in Waco, Texas (place of performance: Temple, TX 76504). The procurement was unrestricted, with NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) and PSC J066 (Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment—Instruments and Laboratory Equipment).
Required services included unlimited service visits by Leica-certified field service engineers, unlimited replacement parts and components (excluding objectives, consumables, and third-party parts), one annual on-site planned maintenance visit, unlimited expert applications and technology support (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.), software updates, and one annual ISO 17025 calibration during planned maintenance. All work was to be performed by Leica Microsystems OEM factory-certified support or field service engineers during business hours (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.), excluding federal holidays.
The contract term was a base year (September 26, 2026–September 25, 2027) plus four option years extending through September 25, 2031. The small business size standard was $34 million. Award was to be based on comparative evaluation of technical capability and price without discussions.
Notice text
In support of the above Background, the requested service agreement will allow scientists at the Center of Excellence to continue in their ability to research causes, solutions, and treatments to mental health problems at the cellular and molecular level. Without a service agreement for our advanced instrumentation we could not guarantee results or findings from said instrumentation; it needs to be maintained and calibrated in accordance with specific criteria to produce accurate results.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| C03 36C25726Q0718 0001.pdf | ||
| 36C25726Q0718 0001_.pdf | ||
| 36C25726Q0718.docx | DOCX document | |
| 36C25726Q0718_7.9.docx | DOCX document |
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