The VA needs a small business to manufacture sterile storage cabinets for the VA Central Iowa Health Care System.
Key Details
The VA needs a small business to manufacture sterile storage cabinets for the VA Central Iowa Health Care System. The cabinets must be sterile storage units for the health care system. The contract is a total small business set-aside, and the VA will evaluate proposals using the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) method. The VA will award the contract to the offeror with the lowest price that meets the requirements.
- What's the contract structure and timeline?
The contract will be a firm-fixed-price contract with a base year and two option years. The contract will have a period of performance of 12 months.
- How will they pick the winner?
The VA will evaluate proposals based on the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) method. The VA will consider the price and the technical acceptability of the proposal.
- When and how do you bid?
Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to Justin Erdley and Joshua Imdacha by August 7, 2026, at 6:00 PM ET. The offeror must sign the SF1449 form and return all pages with the offer submission.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
Heads up — easy to miss
- All questions must be received 72 hours before the response deadline.
- Travel costs are not reimbursed separately - bake them into your price.
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov.
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before.
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the site visit.
- Find a teaming partner who already has the required certification.