Q301--Sources Sought Notice | USP & CETA - Compliant Pharmacy and Laboratory Certification | 528

The Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System is seeking qualified firms to provide USP and CETA compliant certification services for sterile compounding pharmacy facilities and laboratory biological safety cabinets at the VA Western New York Medical Center in Buffalo, New York. The services encompass semi-annual certification and testing of pharmacy cleanroom spaces, primary engineering controls, and ceiling-mounted HEPA filters in accordance with VHA Directive 1108.12 and USP 797 and 800 standards, as well as annual certification of three laboratory biological safety cabinets per NSF/ANSI 49 standards. Key requirements include conducting non-viable particle testing under dynamic conditions, performing periodic air and surface viable environmental sampling, calculating room pressurization and air changes, executing HEPA filter leak testing, and delivering written certification reports within seven business days of work completion. All services must be performed on-site at 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14215. Interested vendors must submit a written capabilities statement to Contract Specialist Zach Whiting at Zachary.Whiting2@va.gov by April 1, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. EST, with telephone inquiries not accepted and no formal evaluation criteria specified in this Request for Information.

This Sources Sought Notice carries no set-aside designation and does not obligate the government to award a contract. No incumbent contractor, current contract value, or award budget range has been disclosed in the notice. The opportunity applies the Product Service Code Q301 for Pharmacy and Biological Safety Testing Services and NAICS Code 541380 for Testing Laboratories, indicating the specialized nature of the required certification work. Responses will be archived 90 days after the submission date, and the government will utilize the information gathered through this sources sought process to inform future procurement decisions. This notice represents a preliminary market research phase rather than a formal solicitation, designed to identify qualified vendors capable of executing certification services at the specified scope and scale.