J065--Histology Lab Equipment Maintenance Services in support of the Central Iowa VA Healthcare System

Location: Iowa
Posted: Oct 22, 2025
Due: Oct 31, 2025
Agency: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Type of Government: Federal
Category:
  • J - Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment
Solicitation No: 36C26326Q0073
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J065--Histology Lab Equipment Maintenance Services in support of the Central Iowa VA Healthcare System
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Notice ID
36C26326Q0073
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VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
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VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
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NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
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General Information
  • Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
  • Original Published Date: Oct 22, 2025 05:02 pm CDT
  • Original Response Date: Oct 31, 2025 10:00 am CDT
  • Inactive Policy: Manual
  • Original Inactive Date: Dec 30, 2025
  • Initiative:
    • None
Classification
  • Original Set Aside:
  • Product Service Code: J065 - MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VETERINARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
  • NAICS Code:
    • 811210 - Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
  • Place of Performance:
    Department of Veterans Affairs Central Iowa VA Healthcare System Des Moines , IA 50310
    USA
Description
No phone calls. Send any responses by e-mail only. As this is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes, the Government will not accept any technical questions at this time.
This is a Sources Sought Notice to determine small business sources capable of providing Histology Lab Equipment Maintenance services per this notice under NAICS 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance Small business size standard is $34 million. Product Service Code (PSC) is J065 (Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment.)

BACKGROUND:
THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This notice does not commit the Federal Government to contract for any service at this time.
Further, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23/ Supply Services Team 3 is not at this time seeking offers, and will not accept unsolicited offers.Â
Respondents are advised that the Federal Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party s expense.
Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Federal Government to form a binding contract. Although the term offeror is used in this notice, your respective organization s response will be treated as information only and shall not be used as an offer.
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this notice is to conduct market research to determine if there are Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) sources, or any other Small Businesses capable of providing Histology Lab Equipment Maintenance Services for the Central Iowa VA Health Care System.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE:
See Attached Proposed Statement of Work.

PLACES OF PERFORMANCE:

See Attached Proposed Statement of Work.

POTENTIAL SCOPE OF WORK:

See Attached Proposed Statement of Work.

POTENTIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSURE:

See Attached Proposed Statement of Work.
SUBMITTAL OF RESPONSES:
Responses shall be sent via electronic mail only by 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 10-31-2025 to:
Marie Weathers
Contracting Officer
E-mail: marie.weathers@va.gov
Offerors shall submit a capability statement indicating their ability and experience to provide the services cited above; such statement shall also list:
Name of offeror
Address of offeror
UEI Number of offeror
Point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail of offeror
Whether or not vendor is SDVOSB or VOSB; SDVOSB and VOSB will be verified through Vet Biz at https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ .
Whether or not vendor has General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract; if so, please provide GSA FSS contract number certifications and licensure that its applicable staff holds
Attachments/Links
Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
  • 316 Robert Street N Suite 506
  • Saint Paul , MN 55101
  • USA
Primary Point of Contact
Secondary Point of Contact


History
  • Oct 22, 2025 05:02 pm CDTSources Sought (Original)
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