The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a small business to provide a DxFLEX System for its Pathology and Laboratory Service Department.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need?
The Department of Veterans Affairs needs a DxFLEX System for its Pathology and Laboratory Service Department. This system will be used for leukemia/lymphoma immunophenotyping by flow cytometry. The DxFLEX System will streamline sample preparation and data acquisition, improve result accuracy, and reduce manual hands-on time and reagent waste.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and services. The contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract, and the period of performance will be for the life of the contract. The expected start date is not specified.
- How will they pick the winner?
The evaluation will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) method. The contracting officer will evaluate the proposals based on the technical and price factors.
- When and how do you bid?
Quotes are due on June 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM EST. The quotes should be submitted through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience in analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing
- Has a good track record of delivering commercial products and services
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Review the solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses
- Submit a quote through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website
- Review the evaluation criteria and ensure your quote meets the requirements