VANIHCS SPS Water Testing (VA-27-00000760) – 36C25027Q0096

The job at a glance

Solicitation number	36C25027Q0096
Agency	Department of Veterans Affairs
Office	250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250)
Where	See the notice
Posted	November 6, 2026
Bids due	December 10, 2026, 1:30 PM (UTC-05:00)
Who can bid	Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses only
Industry	Engineering & architecture (NAICS 541380)
Notice type	Pre-notice: bids not open yet
Contracting contact	Eric Sweatt · eric.sweatt@va.gov
Official notice	View on SAM.gov →

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From the notice

This is a pre-solicitation notice only; do not respond. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, requires Sterile Processing Service Water Testing Services for the Marion, Fort Wayne, and Jackie Walorski VA sites in Indiana. The Government intends to publish a 100% set-aside solicitation for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses on or about 11/25/2026. The solicitation will require the Contractor to furnish a quote providing all information requested in the Instructions to Offerors for Testing Laboratories and Services. The applicable NAICS Code is 541380 Testing Laboratories and Services with a size standard of $19.0 Million. Responses will be evaluated using comparative evaluation under FAR Parts 12 and 13; see solicitation for specific criteria. The resulting award will be a Base with Four Option Years, Firm Fixed Price contract. The…

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Past performance and a short technical write-up, if the notice asks for them (no past performance yet?).
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