# CTX Veterinary Support Service for Zebrafish Vivarium

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c25726q0781

- Solicitation number: 36C25726Q0781
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to The Mcconnell Group, Inc.
- Department: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Contracting office: 257-Network Contract Office 17 (36C257)
- NAICS: 541940 Veterinary Services
- Product or service code: AN11 Health R&D Services; Health Care Services; Basic Research
- Place of performance: Temple, Texas
- County: Bell County (FIPS 48027). https://abierto.us/counties/bell-county-tx-48027
- City: Temple. https://abierto.us/cities/temple-tx-4872176
- First posted: July 22, 2026
- Last posted: July 31, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/baf80882d34b47d3ad76de8c04310e2e/view

## Description

The Research Department located at the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) at 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive at Temple, Texas is requesting veterinary support service for a zebrafish vivarium core facility. The service is to be performed at Research Building 205 at CTVHCS in Temple. The veterinary support needs to be provided by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with experience in the oversight of zebrafish in laboratory animal science and medicine.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: The Mcconnell Group, Inc. (UEI NEY3R7G1D9R4)
- Contract: 36C25726P0720, purchase order
- Obligated: $21,700.00
- Competition: Competed Under SAP, 2 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 36C25726Q0781 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C257 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_36C25726P0720_3600_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- July 22, 2026: Solicitation, due August 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM EDT. Notice 3668a383e71d416ebcac932c6a4647c1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3668a383e71d416ebcac932c6a4647c1/view
- July 31, 2026: Solicitation, due August 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM EDT. Notice 27be348649264887b104d72188bff4d4. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/27be348649264887b104d72188bff4d4/view
- July 31, 2026: Solicitation, due August 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM EDT. Notice 580164d422c84c38bd11a0c6aa481462. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/580164d422c84c38bd11a0c6aa481462/view
- July 31, 2026: Solicitation, due August 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. Notice baf80882d34b47d3ad76de8c04310e2e. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/baf80882d34b47d3ad76de8c04310e2e/view

## Points of contact

- Shannon Robinson, shannon.robinson3@va.gov
- Shannon Hodgson, shannon.hodgson@va.gov

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