H999--Biological Sampling and Analysis Pharmacy Clean Room | start 1 Jan 2027

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 21, seeks biological sampling and analysis services for a pharmacy clean room, with offers due November 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside, with services beginning January 1, 2027.

The Network Contracting Office 21 issues the solicitation (RFQ 36C26127Q0034) on behalf of the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, the performing customer. Place of performance is 975 Kirman Ave, Reno, Nevada. The NAICS code is 541380 and the PSC is H999.

The contractor performs monthly air and contact sampling for pharmaceutical compounded sterile preparations under USP Chapters 797 and 800. Each month's collection comprises 56 samples: 26 agar air samples, 26 contact surface plate agar samples, and 4 control blanks, drawn from the main compounding cleanroom suite and a backup compounding room on the second Tuesday during business hours. The contractor supplies qualified personnel familiar with USP requirements and industrial hygiene, all sampling media and equipment, and laboratory analysis through an EMLAP-accredited facility, with results delivered within 14 days. Personnel complete hand hygiene competency training twice yearly.

The contract covers one base year (2027) and four one-year option periods through December 31, 2031. The estimated total value is $19 million. The contract is firm-fixed-price, with invoicing monthly in arrears and payment by electronic funds transfer. The Service Contract Act applies under Wage Determination 2015-5595 (Revision 30) for Storey and Washoe counties, with hourly rates of approximately $12.46 to $51.69 and fringe benefits of $5.92 per hour (up to 40 hours per week) or $5.42 per hour under Executive Order 13786 (up to 48 hours per week). Unlisted classifications require conformance requests on SF-1444.

Award goes to the responsible vendor offering the best value. Evaluation factors are technical capability, experience and past performance, and pricing, with no weighting stated. Questions go to Contract Specialist Wayne Geschwindt at wayne.geschwindt@va.gov.