Hood & Clean Room Cert - SF 438-25-1-1115-0001 - POP 11/01/2024 to 10/31/2025 +4

Page 2 of 2 BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINET, LABORATORY, AND FUME HOOD CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION SERVICE This is a Sources Sought Notice and not a solicitation announcement. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of qualified, potential contractors and their socio-economic size classification in accordance with NAICS code 541380, Testing Laboratories. Responses will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.

After a review of the responses to this Sources Sought Notice, a solicitation announcement may be posted. A response to this Sources Sought Notice is not an adequate reply to a potentially forthcoming solicitation. Sioux Falls VAHCS located at 2501 W. 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105 are seeking qualified potential contractors to provide Biological Safety Cabinet, Laboratory, and Fume Hood Certification and Inspection Services.

The work consists of Testing and Certification for all of the Sioux Falls South Dakota VAHCSs hoods either once or twice per year, dependent upon the equipment. Equipment to be inspected includes:

Biosafety cabinets, chemical fume hoods, research animal housing units, research animal change stations, HEPA unit, primary engineering controls, pharmacy compounding rooms/suites, biological safety cabinets, laminar airflow workstation hoods, compounding aseptic containment isolators, and compounding aseptic isolators. Additional requirements include:

Monthly surface sampling, semi-annual hazardous drug wipe sampling, particle testing, semi-annual airflow smoke visualization studies, and USP797/USP800 consulting. Technician shall be NSF49 and CETA certified. Laboratory shall be AIHA accredited for USP797 sampling. To respond to this Sources Sought Notice, please complete the attached form entitled Information and Capabilities and email the information requested to Marie Weathers, Contract Specialist, at marie.weathers@va.gov.

The closing date and time of this sources sought notice is June 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM Central Time. This is not a solicitation and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Additionally, a response to this Sources Sought Notice is not a request to be added to a prospective bidders list or to receive a copy of any forthcoming solicitation. See attached document: Attachment Information and Capabilities.