# SAM #36C25627Q0042

VA Gulf Coast Routine and Surge Potable-Water HPC Testing Services

**Buyer:** Vancouver VA Medical Center
**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** October 22, 2026
**Identifier:** 36C25627Q0042
**NAICS:** 541380

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking routine and surge potable-water HPC testing across three Gulf Coast health-care locations.
- **Government buyer:** Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System; Network Contracting Office 16. Government contact named in the attachment: Anthony Marion.
- **Scope and locations:** Sampling, accredited laboratory analysis, reporting, and sample logistics for Biloxi VA Medical Center (Biloxi, Mississippi), Pensacola VA Clinic/JACC (Pensacola, Florida), and Panama City Beach VA Clinic (Panama City Beach, Florida).
- **Estimated routine volumes per year:** Biloxi 35 samples, Pensacola 46 samples, and Panama City Beach 20 samples. The schedule repeats these estimates across the base period and four option periods.
- **Technical requirements:** Analyze using Standard Methods 9215; provide reporting and retain records. Use insulated, ice-packed overnight transport to meet sample hold times (24 hours for routine testing and 8 hours for SWTR-related testing). Surge testing and next-day early delivery are available when needed; each corresponding line item has a not-to-exceed amount of $500.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product OEMs or commercial service vendors are identified in the provided materials. The procurement is an SDVOSB set-aside.
- **Performance structure:** One base period, four 12-month option periods, and a possible extension of services of up to six months. Specific calendar dates are omitted.

### Description

<p>Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) requires routine and surge Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) Testing Services for the following locations:&nbsp;</p>

<p>Biloxi VA Medical Center: 400 Veterans Avenue, Biloxi, MS 39531-2410<br />
Pensacola VA Clinic/JACC &ndash; 790 Veterans Way, Pensacola, FL 32507-1000<br />
Panama City Beach VA Clinic &ndash; 2600 Veterans Way, Panama City Beach, FL 32408-7186</p>

<p>Please review solicitation&nbsp;36C25627Q0042 in its entirety and complete/submit required documentation per Section E of the Solicitation.</p>

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