Solicitation # 36C26327Q0054Updated Oct 20, 2026
This RFP closed on Oct 30, 2026.
Oct 30, 2026
Responses were due Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
Same NAICS group or Supplies, Equipment & Furniture, nearby first, ranked by score.
Defense Logistics Agency
Why this score
Small-business set-aside, new this week; but small typical award (~$62K).
Defense Logistics Agency
Why this score
Small-business set-aside, new this week; but small typical award (~$62K).
Why this score
25 days to respond, new this week.
Defense Logistics Agency
Why this score
HUBZone set-aside, new this week; but small typical award (~$62K).
Why this score
23 days to respond, active buyer ($170M FY24–FY26); but small typical award (~$75K).
Indian Health Service · Lawton, OK
Why this score
Posted today, restricted competition.
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Summary by RFP Detector
Department of Veterans Affairs (NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263)) posted a request for quotations titled “SPECIAL Duplex Strainer - MPLS” under solicitation number 36C26327Q0054. It was first posted on Oct 8, 2026 and has been updated 3 times since. The response deadline was Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT. It is classified under NAICS 333415 (Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing) and product/service code 4120. The set-aside is listed as Small Business Set Aside - Total. The place of performance is Minneapolis, Minnesota. The listed point of contact is Robert Bennett, Contract Specialist.
Score at publication
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Starts at 50
No value published, and there isn't enough award history to estimate one. Scored as neutral.
Total small-business set-aside.
92 other RFPs from Department of Veterans Affairs on RFP Detector in the past 12 months; no award history found.
Solicitation, bids due: 22 days to respond (due Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT).
Documents not listed, named contact with email and phone, 256-word description.
Posted today.
50 + contributions = 80 (A, Excellent)
Informational, not advice to bid or not bid. Score version 1.0.0, evaluated Oct 8, 2026.
Eligibility · Small Business Set Aside - Total
Small-business set-asides reserve a contract, or part of it, for businesses that meet the size standard for the NAICS code on the notice. "Total" set-asides restrict the whole requirement; "partial" set-asides restrict part of it.
Not stated in a form we could extract. See the official solicitation for requirements, evaluation criteria and submission steps.
From the official notice
Duplex Strainer supply for Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Solicitation number 36C26327Q0054 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). This solicitation is a small business set-aside. This solicitation is a SPECIAL meaning the process is accelerated compared to a normal solicitation. Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government ((see the official solicitation)). Offerors must be registered at SBA Small Business Search at (link removed) as a small business vendor. Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 333415 with a size standard of 1,250 Employees. A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the RFQ solicitation documentation to follow. The VA anticipates one Firm Fixed Price award to provide supplies to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis MN 55417. The period of performance is 11/9/2026 to 3/15/2027 for the base year period of performance. Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Robert Bennett, Contract Specialist, at robert.bennett8@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM on 10/23/2026. Quotes are due at the Contracting Office by 10:00 AM on 10/30/2026. Quotes are required to be emailed to robert.bennett8@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing.
No documents are listed for this notice.
Robert Bennett
PrimaryContract Specialist
Points of contact as published on the notice.
Sources Sought posted
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Presolicitation posted
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Responses were due
438 open RFPs from this issuer and its offices.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Boise, ID
Why this score
SDVOSB set-aside, active buyer ($146M FY24–FY26); but only less than a day left.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Why this score
SDVOSB set-aside, active buyer ($153M FY24–FY26); but only 1 day left.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Lexington
Why this score
SDVOSB set-aside, active buyer ($8.7B FY24–FY26); but only 1 day left.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Puerto Rico
Why this score
Small-business set-aside; but only 1 day left.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Columbia, SC
Why this score
Not openly competed. Notice signals a sole-source or brand-name intent.
Department of Veterans Affairs · Murfreesboro, TN
Why this score
Clear, complete notice, small-business set-aside; but only 2 days left.
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