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Leica VT1200S Vibrating Blade Microtomes

252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252) · Chicago, Illinois, 60612

Response status

Historical record

Aug 31, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

This notice is no longer open.

Posted
Aug 17, 2026
Archive date
Sep 2, 2026
SAM status
Active
This is a preserved solicitation record. The response window is closed because the published deadline passed.

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • 252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252) published this sources sought.
  • Competition is listed as No Set aside used.
  • The place of performance is Chicago, Illinois.
  • The notice uses NAICS 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
37d30f6d7db1484b821a034b992811ec
Solicitation
36C25226Q0679
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
36C25226Q0679
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Set-aside code
Posted
Aug 17, 2026
Responses due
Aug 31, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Sep 2, 2026
Archive type
autocustom
Base type
Sources Sought
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
Category confidence
Category source
Last seen
Sep 3, 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
252-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 12 (36C252)
Organization path
Organization path codes
Office address
MILWAUKEE, WI, 53214, USA
Place of performance
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
City code
State
Illinois
State code
IL
Postal code
60612
Country

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY for Market Research only. It is neither a solicitation announcement nor a request for proposals or quotes and does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. Responses to this Sources Sought must be in writing. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potentially qualified businesses interested in and capable of providing the requested commodities. The NAICS Code is 334516; size standard is 1,000 employees; PSC is 6640. Method of Procurement: Unrestricted � no set-aside Responses to this notice shall include the following: (a) company name b) address (c) socio-economic status, (d) point of contact (e) phone, fax, and email (f) SAM UEI number (g) Cage Code (h) Tax ID Number (i) and must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor and provide the commodities described below. Leica VT1200S Vibrating Blade Microtome, BRAND NAME ONLY For more information, please refer to the attached document called: P02-Sources Sought Notice Vibrating Blade Microtome. The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered and certified with the Small Business Administration (SBA). Requests for information and resultant responses shall be submitted directly to the Contracting Officer via email only at: arneil.genus@va.gov; no later than 8/31/2026, 1 PM CST.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

No past awards scored highly enough to form a comparable range.

Comparable awards

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No comparable awards are attached to this notice.

Amendment history

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VersionNotice typeObservedResponses dueContent hash
1Sources SoughtAug 19, 2026Aug 31, 2026, 6:00 PM UTCf55e30cf75d0ad17
2Sources SoughtAug 28, 2026Aug 31, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC0040f3049d7560ff

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 3, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

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

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