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Routine and Surge Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) Testing Services. (Biloxi_ Pensacola_ Panama City Beach)

Issued by VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

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Published
9 Oct 2026
Closes
22 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Reference
36C25627Q0042
Location
MS, United States
Sector
Construction & Infrastructure

At a glance

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) in United States has published a tender in construction & infrastructure: “Routine and Surge Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) Testing Services. (Biloxi_ Pensacola_ Panama City Beach)”. Submissions close on 22 October 2026, 13 days from today. Quote reference 36C25627Q0042 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 25 notices from this buyer since 2026, 4 of them currently open. There are 324 open construction & infrastructure notices in United States on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities, not through FreeTender.

Details

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256) is soliciting Routine and Surge Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) Testing Services. (Biloxi_ Pensacola_ Panama City Beach). Solicitation number 36C25627Q0042. Classified under NAICS 541380 — Testing Laboratories. Product/service code B533 — WATER QUALITY STUDIES. Place of performance: MS, USA. Responses are due by 22 October 2026 15:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) requires routine and surge Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) Testing Services for the following locations:

Biloxi VA Medical Center: 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531-2410

Pensacola VA Clinic/JACC – 790 Veterans Way, Pensacola, FL 32507-1000 Panama City Beach VA Clinic – 2600 Veterans Way, Panama City Beach, FL 32408-7186 Please review solicitation 36C25627Q0042 in its entirety and complete/submit required documentation per Section E of the Solicitation.

Context for bidders

We hold 25 notices from VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · 256-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 16 (36C256), going back to August 2026 — 4 of them still open. They buy mostly in Healthcare & Pharma, Facility Management & Cleaning and Manufacturing & Supply. There are 324 open Construction & Infrastructure tenders in United States. This one closes in 13 days.

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