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Subject: 6640--Microtome
Solicitation Number: 36C26326Q0562_3
Notice Type: PRESOL
NAICS: 334516
Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Notice Published: 09-15-26
Response Due: 09-22-26

Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Office: VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Contact: Robert Bennett, Contract Specialist This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Ph: (319) 339-7079
Office Address: Saint Paul, MN 55101
Place of Performance: Minneapolis, MN 55417


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Manual Microtome supply for Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Solicitation number 36C26326Q0562 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). This solicitation is a small business set-aside. Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov). Offerors must be registered at SBA Small Business Search at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ as a small business vendor. Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 Employees. A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the RFQ solicitation documentation to follow. The VA anticipates one Firm Fixed Price award to provide supplies to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis MN 55417. The period of performance is 9/30/2026 to 12/30/2026 for the base year period of performance. Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Robert Bennett, Contract Specialist, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 10:00 AM on 9/17/2026. Quotes are due at the Contracting Office by 10:00 AM on 9/22/2026. Quotes are required to be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing.