Z2DB--Pharmacy Hood and Cache Upgrade

The Department of Veterans Affairs canceled Solicitation No. 36C24126Q0525 for the Z2DB—Pharmacy Hood and Cache Upgrade effective July 1, 2026, due to the determination that the requirement no longer exists, resulting in no award being made and all submitted proposals being excluded from evaluation. Originally issued as a combined solicitation with a response deadline of June 18, 2026, it was structured as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 236220, requiring all offerors to be certified SDVOSBs with active SAM registrations, Unique Entity Identifiers, CAGE codes, and Taxpayer Identification Numbers. The procurement intended to acquire construction services for the Manchester VA Medical Center, including relocation of a Pharmagard Negative Pressure Total Exhaust Sterile Isolator Bench and its associated ducting and exhaust fan to room E127, installation of a new HVAC package unit providing 12 air-changes per hour with continual negative pressure, conversion of waiting room 101 into two office spaces with new partition walls and finishes, and relocation of the pharmacy cache from N78 to NW12 with replacement of door, fan coil unit, ducting, and compliance with the same air-change requirement. Work was to be performed between 7:00 AM and 4:30 PM, with strict adherence to infection control, PPE use, workspace security, and contractor badging via Facility Services in Building 6. The evaluation process would have used a comparative trade-off method under FAR 12.201-1, weighing technical approach, past performance, and price without disclosed weightings, while meeting minimum requirements was a mandatory pass/fail gate. Compliance was enforced through required clauses covering whistleblower rights, identity verification, cybersecurity protections including safeguarding of covered information systems and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment, and limitations on subcontracting as outlined in 13 CFR part 125. Offerors were mandated to submit a signed 852.219-75 Certificate of Compliance, VA Handbook 6500.6 Appendix C Contractor Rules of Behavior, and a detailed technical narrative describing methodology, phasing, schedule, and proposed personnel. All submissions were required electronically to Shawn Lawrence, Contract Specialist, and had to remain firm for 60 calendar days. The contract would have had a