Airfuge Air-Driven Ultracentrifuge Equipment, KC VAMC

Solicitation 36C25526Q0424 is a total small business set-aside for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 15, to acquire and commission one Beckman Coulter Airfuge air-driven micro-ultracentrifuge, including necessary rotors and accessories, for the Kansas City VA Medical Center in Missouri. This is a brand-name only procurement requiring vendors to be authorized distributors and provide an Authorized Distributor Letter from the OEM. The equipment is intended for high-speed, small-volume applications such as lipemic sample clarification and electron microscopy sample preparation. Delivery is required within 120 days after receipt of order, with shipping terms set as FOB Destination. The award will be based on the most advantageous offer to the government, with technical capability and past performance from the last three years weighted as significantly more important than price alone. To be considered responsive, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management and verified in the SBA Small Business Search. Required deliverables include a receiving and inspection report, an installation record, a commissioning functional test report, and a comprehensive documentation package. Invoicing is triggered upon the acceptance and installation of the product and must be submitted electronically to the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas. Offers are due by June 25, 2026, at 11:00 AM CDT.