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SPECIAL Duplex Strainer - MPLS — Air Conditioning Equipment

Issued by VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263) · via SAM.gov — US federal contract opportunities

Published
20 Oct 2026
Closes
30 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC
Reference
36C26327Q0054
Location
MN, United States
Sector
Manufacturing & Supply

At a glance

VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263) in United States has published a tender in manufacturing & supply: “SPECIAL Duplex Strainer - MPLS — Air Conditioning Equipment”. Submissions close on 30 October 2026, 8 days from today. Quote reference 36C26327Q0054 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 33 notices from this buyer since 2026, 8 of them currently open. There are 2,634 open manufacturing & supply 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 · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263) is soliciting 4120--SPECIAL Duplex Strainer - MPLS — Air Conditioning Equipment. Solicitation number 36C26327Q0054. Classified under NAICS 333415 — Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing. Product/service code 4120 — AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT. Place of performance: MN, USA. Responses are due by 30 October 2026 15:00 UTC. Posted on SAM.gov, the US federal contract opportunities system; registration is required to bid.

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 (https://www.sam.gov). Offerors must be registered at SBA Small Business Search at https://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 robert.bennett8@va.gov 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 robert.bennett8@va.gov 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.

Context for bidders

We hold 33 notices from VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF · NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 23 (36C263), going back to August 2026 — 8 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Healthcare & Pharma and Manufacturing & Supply. There are 2,634 open Manufacturing & Supply tenders in United States. This one closes in 8 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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