Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
VANIHCS SPS Water Testing (VA-27-00000760)
Department of Veterans Affairs
AI summaryOnly service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) can bid. The Department of Veterans Affairs (Network Contract Office 10) wants Sterile Processing System water testing at the Northern Indiana Healthcare System VA Clinics in Marion, Fort Wayne and Mishawaka, for a base year plus four option years. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 1:30 PM Eastern (an amendment moved it to Nov 4, 2026, 3:00 PM EST). More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 21, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 20, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 20, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 21, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 20, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) can bid. The Department of Veterans Affairs (Network Contract Office 10) wants Sterile Processing System water testing at the Northern Indiana Healthcare System VA Clinics in Marion, Fort Wayne and Mishawaka, for a base year plus four option years. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 1:30 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under FAR 19.14, per SAM.gov
How to submit: due November 20, 2026, 1:30 PM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
- Serious: SDVOSB set-aside. Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses can bid; other businesses cannot.
- Worth checking: Requirements are in attachments. The statement of work, forms and clauses are in the attached documents, so read them before pricing.
- Minor: Questions due October 30, 2026. Written RFI questions are due close of business on October 30, 2026; later ones may go unanswered.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Sterile Processing System water testing at the Marion, Fort Wayne and Mishawaka VA Clinics, as the Statement of Work (SOW) sets out
- A base period plus four option years
- Contract type
- Not stated in the notice text; the terms are on Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449: the form you sign and return as your offer), which is attached
- Period of performance
- Base year plus four option years
- Place of performance
- Marion, IN, USA (SAM.gov); the text names the Marion, Fort Wayne and Mishawaka VA Clinics of the Northern Indiana Healthcare System
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 20, 2026, 1:30 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 20, 2026; amended since)
What to include when you submit
- Complete and return the attached SF 1449, which carries the clauses, attachments and terms and conditions
- Send questions on the attached RFI Form to eric.sweatt@va.gov with the subject line RFI – 36C25027R0012, citing the section, paragraph and page number or drawing number and written as a question
- Include the solicitation number and title, contractor name, city, state, telephone number, email address, date of submission and the question(s) on each RFI
Not in the notice text
- The Statement of Work, SF 1449, clauses and RFI form are attachments and were not read; the test frequency, sites and standards are in them.
- How to submit the offer and the evaluation method are not stated in the notice text.
- Whether a site visit is planned is not stated.
- The price, quantities and Government estimate are not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Only service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) certified through SBA's VetCert can bid as the prime contractor. Not certified through VetCert yet? Apply on VetCert (SBA), or start with the SDVOSB guide. More open service-disabled veteran-owned set-asides under NAICS 541380
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- 250-Network Contract Office 10 (36C250), Dayton, OH
- Product/service code
- B533 · Special Studies/Analysis – Water Quality
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541380)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 21, 2026 · PresolicitationDue Nov 4, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 20, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 20, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 4, 2026 · PresolicitationDue Nov 4, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Open SDVOSB set-aside contracts
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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