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H265-- USP Compliant Pharmacy Lab BSC and Fume Hood Certification Services

242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242) · Department of Veterans Affairs Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, New York, 12208

Response status

Historical record

Jul 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Jul 2, 2026
Archive date
Sep 6, 2026
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

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What the source record says

  • 242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242) published this sources sought.
  • The place of performance is Albany, New York.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
89a160b9ea074c9cba0d5a9239f2ef6c
Solicitation
36C24226Q0765
Base type
Sources Sought
Version
2 of 2

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Sources Sought
Solicitation number
36C24226Q0765
Set-aside
Set-aside code
Posted
Jul 2, 2026
Responses due
Jul 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 6, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Aug 29, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Department code
Subagency
VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF
Subagency code
Office
242-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 02 (36C242)
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
ALBANY, NY, 12208, USA
Place of performance
Department of Veterans Affairs Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Ave, Albany, New York, 12208
City code
State
New York
State code
NY
Postal code
12208
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

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If you would like assistance in responding to this post, please reach out to the Apex Accelerator Team in your area. Their website is APEX Accelerators, and you can find your local office by searching the map on their home page. The Apex Accelerators offer a free service of assistance with reviewing and responding to government notices and postings for potential procurements. This is a Sources Sought Notice (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Sources Sought or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. (b) Although "proposal," "offeror," contractor, and "offeror" may be used in this sources sought notice, any response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. The Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. (c) Any information received from a contractor in response to this Sources Sought may be used in creating a solicitation. Any information received which is marked with a statement, such as "proprietary" or "confidential," intended to restrict distribution will not be distributed outside of the Government, except as required by law. (d) This Sources Sought is issued by VISN 2 Contracting Office in Canandaigua, NY for the purpose of collecting information about USP compliant Certification for the Sterile Compounding Pharmacy areas and Annual BSC/Fume hood Recertifications for the Albany (Stratton) VA Medical Center. The VA is seeking to provide for this requirement within 60 days of the award of the contract. The NAICS code identified for this requirement is 621511 Medical Laboratories. The requirement is detailed in the Statement of Work (SOW) section of this document. NOTE: the SOW included is not the final SOW. (e) Cursory market research has identified small businesses that may be able to provide the services for this requirement. Contractors that are able to meet the requirements in the attachment and possess an interest in performing these services, are encouraged to email a capability statement and full information to Cara Grittner at Cara.grittner@va.gov by 10:00 am EST on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Phone calls will not be accepted. Please include: 36C24226Q0765, in the subject line. Part of the purpose of this sources sought is to determine the viability of set aside to a specific socio-economic category (service-disabled veteran owned small business, veteran owned small business, women owned small business, HUB Zone, 8(a), small business). Interested parties MUST provide company/individual name, a capability statement, examples of same or similar work performed at other facilities, SAM UEID number and address, point of contact and social-economic. If contractor is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), or any other special category of contractors, then contractor is responsible for providing documentation in support of this. This information will be used to determine the viability of a set aside for this requirement. The following information is required for determining procurement strategy and viability of sources: Set-aside requirements have limitations on subcontracting. The services will be provided to the Albany, NY VA location. Provide your site location and any supporting documentation/capabilities. If your intention is to subcontract work, what tasks will be performed by you as the prime contractor? What tasks will be performed by a subcontractor, if applicable? How many jobs of this nature, of this scope and this complexity have you performed in the past five years? How many certified/licensed technicians does your company currently employ? - Contractors shall identify pertinent points of contact for company, and Prime and Sub-Prime (if applicable) Contractor SAM UEID number for verification in SAM. - Contractor shall provide a listing of any teaming agreements they intend to employ in the performance of this requirement if awarded. - Contractors shall include any relevant comments and/or questions about the Attachment(s) if applicable. See attached document: SOW USP compliant Certification for the Sterile Compounding Pharmacy areas and Annual BSC/Fume hood Recertifications 2026 for Sources Sought.

Comparable award range

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Comparable awards

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Amendment history

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VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Sources SoughtAug 10, 2026Jul 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC33ef628cc1b174d1
2Sources SoughtAug 28, 2026Jul 8, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC17cbfb3eb2f2a168

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Sources and method

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  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Aug 29, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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