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Q301--IV Room Environmental Testing

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36C26126Q0334Federal

Submission Closed01/22/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → 261-NETWORK Contract Office 21 (36C261)

NAICS

541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services

Place of Performance

VA Palo Alto Healthcare System 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94304

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Documents

P01-STATEMENT OF WORK Environmental Surface Sampling USP <797> Compliance

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Pre-Solicitation Notice 36C26126Q0334 - IV Room Environmental Testing

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PhaseClosed

PostedJan 14

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Response DeadlineJan 22

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Submission Closed

01/22/2026, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 261-NETWORK Contract Office 21 (36C261)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeMATHER, CA, 95655, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → 261-NETWORK Contract Office 21 (36C261)

Office AddressMATHER, CA, 95655, USA

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John D WaldripContract Specialist

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

This is Pre-Solicitation Notice for Incubation and enumeration of viable Samples for USP <797> Compliance Media Fill, Gloved Fingertip and Thumb Sampling, and Collection Incubation/Speciation of Viable Surface Sampling of iso -classified areas at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. This requirement is for services to incubate, process, and analyze Gloved Fingertip and Thumb (GFT) Samples, Media-fill Test (MFT) Samples, and Vendor shall collect monthly Viable Surface Samples according to 2023 USP <797> standards. The Vendor shall also report results and details about the incubation process including the requirements outlined in the 2023 USP <797>. The plates/paddles and media fill test kits will be provided by the VAPAHCS facility in coordination with the Vendor . The monthly surface samples will be collected by vendor and all other samples to be collected by qualified staff of the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System (VAPAHCS). Samples collected by VAPAHCS will be shipped to the Vendor at the cost of the facility or collected by vendor by proposed fixed price .