6640--Molecular Assay Analyzers

The Department of Veterans Affairs, through the Network Contract Office 23 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is seeking Molecular Assay Analyzers under solicitation number 36C26326Q0846, issued as a Request for Quotation under Full and Open Competition with a NAICS code of 334516. The contract is intended for delivery to Iowa City, Iowa, with all responses due by 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on June 25, 2026, and must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Steve Ashby at steve.ashby@va.gov. Technical questions must be received no later than June 22, 2026, at the same time and address. Prospective offerors are required to maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time of submission. Compliance with the Buy American Act is mandatory, requiring offerors to complete a tailored certificate for Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) items, certifying whether all items are domestically produced or listing any foreign end products manufactured in the United States that do not meet domestic content thresholds. Offerors must indicate if such foreign end products, excluding those consisting predominantly of iron or steel, exceed 55 percent domestic content, and for non-American made COTS items, only the line item number and country of origin need to be provided. The certificate must include the name, title, and signature of the individual completing it. Although the solicitation details the type of equipment, place of performance, key submission deadlines, and regulatory compliance requirements, no specific technical specifications, pricing structure, delivery schedule, contract value, inspection criteria, or packaging requirements have been disclosed in the available information.