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SOW Environmental and Personnel Sampling - DRAFT.pdf | Jun 11, 2026 |
H299 - MICROBIOLOGICAL LABORATORY TESTING
Contact and place of performance
Thomas Bellamy
Cleveland, OH 44106
USA
DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. This request is solely for the purpose of conducting market research to enhance VHA’s understanding of the market’s offered products, services, and capabilities. All information received in response to this Sources Sought Notice that is marked as proprietary will be han...
View moreThe NAICS Code for this acquisition is 541380, size standard of $19.5 M. The product service code is H299. The contracting office is contemplating award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract for this service.
This Sources Sought notice provides an opportunity for respondents to submit their notice of ability, and their available services in response to the requirement described below. Vendors are invited to submit information relative to their potential of fulfilling the requirement below, in the form of a capability response that addresses the specific requirement identified in this Sources Sought. Pursuant to FAR Part 10, Market Research, the purpose of this notice is to determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency’s requirements exist and to determine the commercial practices of company’s engaged in providing the needed service. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Contractors that can provide and meet the requirement are requested to send:
(1) Is this service available under a federal supply schedule (GSA)? If yes, please provide the contract number.
(2) Do you directly provide these services? If teaming please provide a copy of your teaming agreement. If subcontracting please include the name of the subcontractor.
(3) Is your business large or small?
(4) If small, does your firm qualify as a small, emerging business, or small disadvantaged business?
(5) Is your firm a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small or Veteran Owned Small Business? Contractors must be registered and certified by the SBA to be considered VOSB/SDVOSB.
(6) If disadvantaged, specify under which disadvantaged group and if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act.
(7) Is your firm a certified hub zone firm?
(8) Is your firm a woman-owned or operated business?
(9) Is your firm registered on the System Award Management (SAM) website?
(10) What is your firms name and Unique Entity ID (UEI)?
Responses to this notice shall be emailed to Thomas Bellamy at [email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted.
Responses must be received in writing no later than 3:00 PM on June 25th, 2026.
This notice is to assist the VA in determining sources only. A solicitation is not currently available. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced later, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately from the responses to this announcement. Responses to this sources sought are not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of the solicitation.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 10, is conducting market research to identify accredited microbiological laboratory contractors for the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This sources sought notice seeks firms capable of performing environmental and personnel sampling analysis in compliance with U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapters for sterile compounding. The required services include supplying necessary testing and competency materials, performing analyses of viable samples collected by pharmacy staff, and delivering results that ensure regulatory compliance and patient safety.
The government is contemplating a firm-fixed-price contract for these services, which fall under NAICS 541380 for Testing Laboratories and Services and PSC H299 for Miscellaneous Equipment and Materials Testing. There is currently no set-aside designated for this requirement (NONE; NONE). The designated contractor must be capable of providing independent third-party incubation and analysis to guarantee unbiased results for the facility’s quality assurance program.
Prospective vendors must submit capability responses by 3:00 PM on June 25, 2026, to the point of contact, Thomas Bellamy. Responses should address the firm’s business size, socioeconomic status, and whether the services are available via a Federal Supply Schedule. Documentation for this notice includes one draft Statement of Work titled "SOW Environmental and Personnel Sampling - DRAFT.pdf," which was published on June 11, 2026. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal solicitation.
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