J065--VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Lab Equipment Maintenance

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Contract Opportunity

The following is a Sources Sought/Request for Information notice. This posted notice is not a Pre-
Solicitation or Solicitation document. The government is not currently soliciting bids, quotes or
proposals at this time; however, reserves the right to do so at a later date. The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240 has a requirement for a maintenance contract for the following VA owned lab equipment:

Line item
Item
Make
Model
Qty
Serial No.
1
Tissue processors
Epredia
Excelsior AS
2
ET82642301EP
ET82552301EP
2
Cryostats
Leica
CM1850
4
1160/07.1999
3778
7678
5325/04.2007
3
Coverslipper - V5030
Leica
CV5030
1
4948/04.2016
4
Slide Stainer
Leica
Autostainer XL
1
4453/03.2016
5
Coverslipper - 4740
Sakura
4740
1
47401810-1022
6
Embedding Centers
Sakura
Tek 6
2
51080772
51080773
7
Microtomes
Epredia
HM355S
4
CHM11202411EP
CHM11222411EP
CHM11212411EPS17071543

8
Slide Printers
Epredia
Slidemate AS
4
SPA07182558
SPA07182557
SPA07182556
SPA07182555

ALL WORK TO BE COMPLETED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
University Drive Campus
Pittsburgh, PA 15240

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES MUST ALSO HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) DATABASE. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SAM.GOV.

Responses to this notice shall include:

Company Name
Address
Point of Contact
Phone Number
Email Address
DUNS Number
CAGE Code
Tax ID Number

** Note: In accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding Kingdomware, service
disabled veteran owned (SDVOSB) and veteran owned (VOSB), who are interested in this
procurement and consider themselves to have the resources and capabilities necessary to
provide these services shall be verified in VetBiz Registry as follows to be considered:
http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.
Process in 38 U.S.C. 8127(d) whereby a contracting officer of the Department shall award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans will submit offers, and that the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers the best value to the United States. For purposes of this VA specific rule, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) or a veteran-owned small business (VOSB), must meet the eligibility requirements in 38 U.S.C. 8127(e), (f) and VAAR subpart 819.7003 and be listed as verified in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database.

Please provide answers to all questions below regarding your firm s Socio-Economic status pursuant to North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) 811210:
1. Is your business a small business under NAICS 811210? YES ______ NO ______

2. Is your firm a Veteran-Owned Small Business? YES ______ NO ______

3. Is your firm a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business? YES ______ NO ______

4. Is you firm a certified HUB Zone firm? YES ______ NO ______

5. Is your firm a Woman Owned business? YES ______ NO ______

6. Is your firm a Large Business? YES ______ NO ______

7. Do you have a GSA/FSS schedule for these items? YES______ NO______

Schedule Number: ___________________

Expiration Date: _____________________

Please provide a capability statement as well as a point of contact name, phone number and email address.
Note: Questions regarding this notice should be addressed to Keri Hester via email only. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT.
Please submit all responses to this notice via e-mail to:
Keri Hester
Contracting Officer
keri.hester1@va.gov

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are required by no later than Friday, February 6th, 2026 at 15:00 pm EST.

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