Bid guide
How to bid on Roche Ventana reagents for the Department of Veterans Affairs
What the VA is buying
The Department of Veterans Affairs needs Roche Ventana reagents for existing stainers at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System in New Orleans, Louisiana. The solicitation is for a five-year ordering arrangement, with work placed through individual firm-fixed-price task orders.
The opportunity is unrestricted and uses RFP procedures. Individual task orders are expected to range from $2,000 to $400,000. The stated guaranteed minimum is $10,000 across all ordering years.
Deadline and award structure
The listed proposal deadline is November 9, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. The solicitation is listed as published November 1, 2026.
The VA plans to select one contractor, while the description also refers to a multiple-award task order contract structure. Task orders would be competed among contract holders. Check the solicitation documents for the controlling award structure and submission instructions.
Who this opportunity suits
This opportunity may suit firms that supply Roche Ventana reagents for existing laboratory stainers and can serve the VA health care system in New Orleans.
The listed NAICS code is 325413, In Vitro Substance Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,250 employees. The solicitation is open to all eligible vendors.
How to access the solicitation
Click “View the original posting” to open the opportunity. If the first click takes you to the portal homepage, click it again to go to the bid. A free account may be needed to view documents, though many bids do not require one.
The solicitation and attachments are to be downloaded from SAM. The VA says amendments will be posted there rather than mailed, and offerors are responsible for checking for amendments and acknowledging them.
Prepare a complete, competitive response
Read the RFP and every attachment before preparing questions. The solicitation will state the question cutoff and the scheduled site-visit details; only one site visit will be conducted, with no additional or make-up visits.
Confirm the required products and response format in the RFP, track the proposal deadline, and check SAM for amendments, including on the day proposals are due. Make sure your response addresses each requested item and that any amendment acknowledgments are included.
See the live bid — deadline, agency details, and how to respond
Dates and requirements can change via addenda; always verify on the bid page and at the original source before responding.
View this bid on BiddingSimpleThis guide was prepared by BiddingSimple from the solicitation’s public posting. It is not official guidance from Veterans Affairs, Department of; the original posting controls.