Thyroid Uptake System for Nuclear Medicine for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System
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Sources Sought from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Due Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5), 6 days left.
| Title as posted | 6515--Thyroid Uptake System for Nuclear Medicine for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | 36C26327Q0076 |
| Agency | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Office | Network Contract Office 23 (36C263) |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517) |
| Product or service code | 6515 |
| Posted | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5) (6 days left) |
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Official notice and attachments
Description
Thyroid Uptake System for Nuclear Medicine Department for the Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa. Network Contracting Office 23, on behalf of the Iowa City VA Healthcare System, is seeking comparable and equal models to the equipment and services listed in the attachment. All responses must have the VA RFI Number: 36C26327Q0076 in the Subject Line of the email!!!
All responses must be received no later than 05:00 PM CT, Thursday, October 29, 2026 All responses must be emailed to: [email protected]
Contracting contact
- Joseph Bennett · Contracting Officer · [email protected] · 319-688-3633
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 334517, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,200 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
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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.
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 10 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334517), 6 posted in the last 7 days; 20% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of the Navy and US Customs and Border Protection. Most of the work with a stated place is in Indiana, District of Columbia and Texas. A notice in this trade gives a median of 8 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 7 days.
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Recent awards in this trade
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