SPECIAL Duplex Strainer - MPLS
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Presolicitation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, for work in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5), 9 days left.
| Title as posted | 4120--SPECIAL Duplex Strainer - MPLS |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36C26327Q0054 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | Network Contract Office 23 (36C263) |
| Notice type | Presolicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415) |
| Product or service code | 4120 |
| Place of performance | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5) (9 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
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 (sam.gov).
Offerors must be registered at SBA Small Business Search at search.certifications.sba.gov/ 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.
Contracting contact
- Robert Bennett · Contract Specialist · [email protected] · 319-339-7079
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 333415, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,250 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 20, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 30, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5)
- Oct 8, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Oct 8, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing work, who also hold VA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Aldevra LLC $1.4 million in this trade
- Trane U.S. Inc. $1.3 million in this trade
- Four Points Technology, L.L.C. $931,323 in this trade
- Johnson Controls, Inc $708,633 in this trade
- Veterans Healthcare Supply Solutions, Inc $478,405 in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $84.2 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Optum Public Sector Solutions, Inc., Mckesson Corporation and Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp. See what VA is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 48 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 333415), 31 posted in the last 7 days; 50% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of Veterans Affairs. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, Florida and District of Columbia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 12 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 10 days.
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
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From the award notices agencies publish.