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Inhalation Exposure System

Department of Veterans Affairs› 248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248) Tampa, FL

Solicitation # 36C24826Q0998Updated Aug 11, 2026

This RFP closed on Aug 19, 2026.

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Closed

Aug 19, 2026

Responses were due Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

Posted
Aug 11, 2026
Closed
Aug 19, 2026

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Summary by RFP Detector

What this RFP is about

Department of Veterans Affairs (248-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 8 (36C248)) posted a request for quotations titled “Inhalation Exposure System” under solicitation number 36C24826Q0998. It was first posted on Aug 11, 2026 and has been updated once since. The response deadline was Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT. It is classified under NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and product/service code 6515. No set-aside is listed. The place of performance is Tampa, Florida. The listed point of contact is Katrina Tavares, Contracting Officer.

Key facts

Sector
Federal
Notice type
RFQ
As posted: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
PSC
6515
Place of performance
Tampa, FL
ZIP 33612
Value
Not statedTypical award in this market ≈ $98.4K
Solicitation #
36C24826Q0998
Listing
Official federal notice

Score at publication

Score breakdown

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Starts at 50

  • Value−7.8estimated

    No value published. Typical award is about $98K: the median of 3,384 VA contracts over $25K awarded in NAICS 334516, FY24–FY26.

  • Competition & access−1.2measured

    Full and open competition. The largest recipient took 21% of these dollars in FY24–FY26.

  • Issuer & market+8.8measured

    VA obligated $978M on NAICS 334516 across 4,516 contracts in FY24–FY26. 76 other notices from this office in the past 12 months.

  • Time & stage−0.5measured

    Solicitation, bids due: 8 days to respond (due Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT).

  • Clarity & completeness+0.3estimated

    Documents not listed, named contact with email and phone, 156-word description.

  • Freshness+9.0measured

    Posted today.

50 + contributions = 59 (C, Fair)

Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Aug 11, 2026.

Requirements & submission

Eligibility · Full and open competition

Full and open competition means the notice states no set-aside: any responsible business can respond, subject to the requirements in the notice.

Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.

From the official notice

Description

156 words

GENERAL: James A. Haley Veterans Hospital (JAHVH) located at 13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd Tampa, Florida 33612, has a requirement for the procurement of a Inhalation Exposure system for use within the Laboratory department. PURPOSE: The Inhalation Exposure system will be used to aerosolize the dioxin Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and diesel particulate matter (DPM) for administration to mice. This will allow for a more accurate representation of how military personnel are exposed to these hazards when in the field. SCOPE: James A. Haley Veteran s Hospital is requesting to procure one (1) Inhalation Exposure system with the following characteristics. This also includes Full day On-site Installation and Training and Shipping. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Equipment must have physical characteristics to enable the government to perform the capabilities in accordance with the Statement of Need RFQ Responses are due at 12:00PM on 8/19/2026. Questions in response to this solicitation may be emailed to Katrina.tavares@va.gov NO LATER THAN 1:00PM on 8/14/2026.

Documents

No documents are listed for this notice.

Contacts

Points of contact as published on the notice.

Timeline & history

  1. Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted

  2. Combined Synopsis/Solicitation posted

  3. Responses were due

Federal award history

Market context

Department of Veterans Affairs · NAICS 334516 · FY24–FY26

Typical award (over $25K)
$98.4K
Contracts awarded
4,516
Total obligated
$978.3M
Award size, Department of Veterans Affairs · NAICS 334516 contracts, FY24–FY26 (log scale)
P25 $25.0KMedian $61.8KP75 $174.8KP90 $486.4K

Largest recipients in this market

  • ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.$204.2M21%
  • BECKMAN COULTER, INC$178.7M18%
  • ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$115.5M12%

Recipients of past awards in this market, not the incumbent of this RFP.

View as table
Fiscal yearObligated ($)
FY2022305,515,595.69
FY2023340,148,738.2
FY2024312,308,195.61
FY2025322,580,035.8
FY2026343,432,272.9

Federal contract award records, award types A–D, FY24–FY26. Updated Nov 13, 2026.

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