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6550--VISN 4 Coagulation Testing

Department of Veterans Affairs · 244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244)
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Solicitation number
36C24426Q0796
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
334516
Product service code
6550
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-10-14
Response deadline
Oct 29, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact
keri.hester1@va.gov

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Statement of work, as posted

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS VISN 04 This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 4, to provide automated primary coagulation testing systems in accordance with the PWS. The full solicitation will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at www.sam.gov on or about October 15th, 2026. The full solicitation will be unrestricted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing: the size standard is 1000 employees. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on this site. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at keri.hester1@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any quotes or proposal preparation costs. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation because of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines prior to award. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The point of contact is Contracting Officer, Keri Hester, email: keri.hester1@va.gov.

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Keri Hester
Role
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Email
keri.hester1@va.gov
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