J066--Sakura Tissue-Tek Service Agreement

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is soliciting preventive and corrective maintenance services for Sakura brand Tissue-Tek laboratory equipment at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. The contractor must provide comprehensive maintenance for seven pieces of equipment, including three Tissue-Tek VIP 6 tissue processors, two Tissue-Tek Prisma A1D auto slide stainers, and two Tissue-Tek Glass G2-A1 auto glass coverslippers. Key requirements include employing OEM factory-trained technicians, providing annual preventive maintenance, delivering unlimited corrective maintenance with one-hour telephone response and 24-hour on-site response times, supplying all parts and labor at no additional cost, maintaining calibrated test equipment, and conducting one annual quality assurance review. Award will be made to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer, with evaluation based on technical and management approach, past performance, and price. Proposals must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Tiara White by 10:00 a.m. EST on February 13, 2026.

This opportunity is designated as a small business set-aside with an estimated contract value of $34 million. The base contract period extends from February 10, 2026, through February 9, 2027, with four one-year option periods available, potentially extending the contract through February 9, 2031. No incumbent contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. Services must be performed at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center during normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with monthly invoicing in arrears submitted through the VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System.