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Award notice, total small business set-aside, first published as sources sought

Manual Microtome Minneapolis VAMC

36C26326Q0562

Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contract Office 23. Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing.

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Awarded

Government Scientific Source Inc.

$18,235.30 obligated so far on USAspending

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This one was awarded in 2026

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Description

As published on SAM.gov with the solicitation of September 15, 2026.

Manual Microtome supply for Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Solicitation number 36C26326Q0562 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ).

This solicitation is a small business set-aside.

Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov). 

Offerors must be registered at SBA Small Business Search at https://search.certifications.sba.gov/ as a small business vendor.

Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 Employees.

A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the RFQ solicitation documentation to follow.

The VA anticipates one Firm Fixed Price award to provide supplies to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis MN 55417.

The period of performance is 9/30/2026 to 12/30/2026 for the base year period of performance.

Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Robert Bennett, Contract Specialist, at robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM on 9/17/2026.

Quotes are due at the Contracting Office by 10:00 AM on 9/22/2026. Quotes are required to be emailed to robert.bennett8@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing.

Attachments

Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.

The contract, on USAspending

Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.

Recipient
Government Scientific Source Inc.
UEI
J49CN39QTNW3
CAGE
0S908
Vendor location
Reston, VA
Contract
36C26326P0769, purchase order
Obligated
$18,235.30
Actions
1 between September 22, 2026 and September 22, 2026
Competition
Competed Under SAP, 3 offers received
Set-aside reported
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Described as
Manual Microtome
Match
solicitation number 36C26326Q0562 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 36C263 (high confidence)
Record
USAspending award page

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. April 10, 2026

    Sources sought

    Microtome

    Due April 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 2579973c1b90469f94a83f0add6ce2dd

    2 revisions on SAM
    • May 28, 2026: publish, special notice
    • April 10, 2026: publish, sources sought

  2. September 15, 2026

    Solicitation, originally presolicitation

    Microtome

    Due September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 399ce232d3124d68ba1cca0ce1154306

    3 revisions on SAM
    • September 15, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 15, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 15, 2026: publish, presolicitation

  3. September 15, 2026

    Solicitation

    Microtome

    Due September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT. SAM.gov, notice d2ae57d31d4a4fab85652afd50a8cabd

    3 revisions on SAM
    • September 15, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 15, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 15, 2026: publish, presolicitation

  4. September 22, 2026

    Award notice

    Awarded to Government Scientific Source Inc. for $18,235. SAM.gov, notice 771b49a79bf24b159562dcd4f85e46bf

    1 revisions on SAM
    • September 22, 2026: publish, award notice

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