H966--Keeler Vantage USP Certification
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24625Q1186
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 6
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services
- Place of performance
- Contract Specialist Ricardo McIntosh
- 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 6 is seeking a contractor to provide semiannual testing and certification of U.S. Pharmaceutical Convention (USP) equipment and rooms for the Durham VA Medical Center located at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC. The services include certification of Primary Engineering Controls (PEC) and hoods, including biosafety cabinets, chemical fume hoods, and HEPA units, with testing required either annually (every 12 months +/- 30 days) or biannually (every 6 months +/- 20 days). The contractor must also provide testing and certification of all primary engineering controls and pharmacy compounding rooms/suites used for Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSPs), including biological safety cabinets, laminar airflow workstation hoods, and various compounding isolators. All work must comply with the latest versions of United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 797 and Chapter 800 guidelines, along with applicable local, state, and federal requirements. The Request for Quote (RFQ) will be issued around September 22, 2025, with responses due by September 24, 2025, at 9:00 AM Eastern Time.
This procurement is set aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) under NAICS code 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services) with a size standard of $19 million. The contract structure includes one base year with four option years, with the period of performance beginning October 2, 2025. Prospective contractors must be registered in the SAM database and demonstrate compliance with evaluation criteria for the basis of award. If subcontracting is planned, SDVOSB, VOSB, or small business contractors must provide a plan showing how their company will perform 51% of the work. The solicitation number is 36C24625Q1186, and the current contractor appears to be identified as Keeler Vantage Plus, suggesting this may be a recompete opportunity.
Notice text
The Department of Veteran s Affairs will solicit for semiannual testing and certification of U.S. Pharmaceutical Convention (USP) equipment and rooms of Keeler Vantage Plus for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located at 508 Fulton St, Durham, NC 27705.
The contractor shall perform a) Certification of Primary Engineering Controls (PEC)/Hoods Contractor shall provide testing and certification of all the Durham VA Health Care System pharmacy hoods either once a year (every 12 months +/- 30 days) or twice per year (every 6 months +/- 20 days) as described in the price/cost schedule. The term Hoods refers to all of the following: Biosafety cabinets, chemical fume hoods and HEPA units. b) The contractor shall also provide testing and certification of all primary engineering controls (PECs) and pharmacy compounding rooms/suites used for preparation of Compounded Sterile Preparations (CSPs). PECs include biological safety cabinets (BSCs), laminar airflow workstation (LAFW) hoods, compounding aseptic containment isolators (CACI), and compounding aseptic isolators (CAI). Testing and certification of all PECs and compounding rooms/suites will be completed in accordance with the latest version of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapter 797, and USP Chapter 800 or current guidelines. located at the Durham VAMC, in accordance with the terms and conditions Service must be done in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal guidelines.
A request for quote, RFQ, will be issued on or around Thursday, September 22, 2025. Period of Performance is for one base year plus 4 option years to begin October 2, 2025.
To be eligible for award, the prospective contractor must be registered in SAM database at http://www.sam.gov and comply with the Evaluation for Basis of Award. If you are an SDVOSB, VOSB or small business and plan on subcontracting, please provide a plan to show how your company will provide 51% of the work being performed.
The North American Industry Classification Code, NAICS, is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services, Product Service Code is H966 Other QC/Test/Inspect Instruments and Laboratory Equipment and the Size Standard is $19 Million.
Interested contractors should monitor SAM.gov, for solicitation number 36C24626Q0015.
Point of Contact
Ricardo McIntosh
Ricardo.McIntosh@va.gov
*Please direct all questions to the above email address. Phone calls will not be accepted.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24625Q1186_1.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| H966--Keeler Vantage Plus USP Certification | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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