Department of Veterans AffairsIssuing agency·St. Cloud, MN·via the SAM.gov Get Opportunities APIWe post new goods & materials opportunities in Minnesota as agencies publish them. Get them in one email — free, and unsubscribe whenever.
Brand Name or Equal Gemini - Handheld Chemical Identification Analyzer for St. Cloud VA Health Care System,
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.
This is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures).
This announcement constitutes only solicitation, quotes are being requested.
Solicitation number 36C26326Q0972 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ).
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-02.
This procurement is a total set-aside for Small Business (SB). Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov).
Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for solicitation is 334516 with a size standard of 1,000 employees.
A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the attached solicitation documentation.
The VA anticipates one firm fixed price contract award to provide products to St. Cloud VA Health Care System, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud MN 56303.
FAR provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, and 52.212-3 apply to this procurement and are detailed within the attached solicitation document.
FAR clauses 52.212-4 applies to this procurement and are included within the attached solicitation document.
Additional requirements are listed within the attached solicitation document.
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition.
Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Safa Shleiwet, Contract Specialist, at safa.shleiwet@va.gov , alternate point of contact is Curt LaRose, Contracting Officer, at curt.larose@va.gov no later than 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 8/4/2026.
Contact Safa Shleiwet, Contract Specialist, at safa.shleiwet@va.gov, alternate point of contact is Curt LaRose, Contracting Officer, at curt.larose@va.gov for information regarding the solicitation.
The contractor must provide a rugged handheld chemical analyzer (Gemini with Low Dose ID, S5, English, Grey Boot, P/N 800-0347-01) that meets minimum requirements including Raman and FTIR spectroscopy, portable field-deployable identification of unknown chemicals, onboard spectral libraries, and battery-powered operation. Also required are a Gemini Test Kit (100) English (P/N 810-02551-01), a Gemini - HazMaster G3 S/W License Key (P/N 810-02351-01), and on-site training (4-hour course for 12 attendees). Delivery is FOB Destination to St. Cloud VA Health Care System, Warehouse Building 14, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303, within 30 days ARO.
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