Research Equipment

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 22 is conducting market research for the procurement of comprehensive laboratory research equipment for the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center in Long Beach, California. This Sources Sought Notice (solicitation number 36C26225Q1324) seeks to identify small businesses, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), capable of supplying, installing, configuring, and maintaining specialized research equipment. The procurement requires contractors to provide equipment that integrates with VA legacy systems including VistA/CPRS to deliver clinical surveillance and real-time alerts functionality. Interested contractors must submit detailed company information, pricing estimates, capability statements with reference contracts, and specify whether they operate as manufacturers or resellers. The contract encompasses ongoing technical support and maintenance services beyond the initial equipment supply and installation. Responses to this market research notice are due by August 13, 2025, at 3:00 PM PST.

This opportunity operates under NAICS code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) and does not utilize any set-aside designations, making it available to all qualified contractors. The required equipment list includes eleven specialized laboratory instruments ranging from a Waving Rotator with 360 orbital motion capabilities to ultra-low temperature freezers operating between -40°C to -86°C, analytical balances with 0.1mg readability, biological safety cabinets, CO2 incubators with 165-liter capacity, and electronic autoclaves with 19-liter capacity. The procurement also includes various tube adapters, microcarrier sets, stirring hotplates capable of reaching 540°C, manual defrost freezers, electrophoresis power supplies rated for 0-300V, and specialized centrifuge rotor packages. No incumbent contractors, current award values, or specific budget ranges are identified in this pre-solicitation notice. The notice does not specify contract performance timelines beyond the equipment installation and configuration requirements.