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

ID: 36C26326Q0073 • Type: Sources Sought • Match:  85%
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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. 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
Background
This Sources Sought Notice is issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 23, to conduct market research for potential small business sources capable of providing Histology Lab Equipment Maintenance services.

The goal is to identify Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) sources, or any other small businesses that can fulfill these requirements for the Central Iowa VA Health Care System. This notice serves informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or a commitment to contract.

Work Details
The contractor will provide repair and preventive maintenance services for Histology Lab equipment at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, Iowa. Key tasks include:

- Performing periodic preventive maintenance, repairs, and parts replacement as per manufacturers' recommendations;
- Conducting annual preventive maintenance due in October with a completion window from September 1st to November 30th;
- Responding to service calls for system failures within a specified timeframe;
- Ensuring all work is performed by factory-trained field service representatives using OEM parts only;
- Maintaining documentation of services rendered including detailed descriptions of maintenance procedures and replaced parts.

Place of Performance
The services will be performed at the Central Iowa VA Healthcare System located at 3600 30th St., Des Moines, IA 50310.

Overview

Response Deadline
Oct. 31, 2025, 11:00 a.m. EDT Due in 1 Days
Posted
Oct. 22, 2025, 6:02 p.m. EDT
Set Aside
None
Place of Performance
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Iowa VA Healthcare System Des Moines, IA 50310 United States
Source

Current SBA Size Standard
$34 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
Est. Level of Competition
Low
Odds of Award
28%
Signs of Shaping
The solicitation is open for 8 days, below average for the VISN 23: Midwest Health Care Network.
On 10/22/25 VISN 23: Midwest Health Care Network issued Sources Sought 36C26326Q0073 for Histology Lab Equipment Maintenance Services in support of the Central Iowa VA Healthcare System due 10/31/25. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 811210 and PSC J065.
Primary Contact
Title
Contracting Officer
Name
Marie Weathers   Profile
Phone
(605) 347-2511

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF > NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)
FPDS Organization Code
3600-00263
Source Organization Code
100183219
Last Updated
Oct. 22, 2025
Last Updated By
Marie.Weathers@va.gov
Archive Date
Dec. 30, 2025