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Veterans Affairs, Department of contract category

6555--Postmortem Brain Tissue for PTSD Research

Veterans Affairs, Department of · VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF

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Response deadline
Mar 27, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT
Posted
Mar 20, 2026
Solicitation
36C24626Q0440
Set-aside
None listed
Place of performance
Durham
Contracting office
246-NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 6 (36C246) · HAMPTON · VA
Source
SAM.gov · updated Jul 5, 2026

Description

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Postmortem Brain Tissue for PTSD Research Durham VA Medical Center (Durham, North Carolina) The Department of Veterans Affairs, Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, has a requirement for a contractor to provide Postmortem Brain Tissue in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. The NAICS code for this action is 621991, Blood and Organ banks, with an SBA Size Standard of $40m annual revenue. The Product Service Code is 6555, Human Tissue and Cadavers. The solicitation being issued unrestricted with no set-aside requirement. Only one award will be made. The solicitation and any amendments will be posted on this website, www.sam.gov Contract Opportunities. This notice is for informational purposes only. The Government is not obligated to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation. All interested parties should register on this website. It is the offerors responsibility to check the web site periodically for any amendments/notices to the solicitation. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to obtain access in SAM.gov Contract Opportunities. Offerors who submit a quote or proposal in response to a solicitation must have an active SAM.gov registration at time of quote submission and throughout the evaluation and award phase. Contractors please note: Representations and Certifications can be maintained, online, in the System for Award Management (SAM), at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/

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