The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 (VISN 17), awarded a $5.47 million firm fixed-price purchase order to Omnicell, Inc. for the extension and increase of XR2 Robot pharmacy automation equipment. The contract was awarded on September 11, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2024, and will be performed in Mountain View, California. This award was issued as a sole-source procurement through a Special Notice solicitation, with no small business set-aside designation applied. The underlying requirement stemmed from the Dallas VA Medical Center's pharmacy modernization initiative, where the XR2 Robot serves as highly specialized dispensing equipment that the contracting officer determined only Omnicell could provide to meet the facility's unique operational requirements.
Omnicell, Inc., headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, is an established federal contractor with over $100 million in aggregate Department of Veterans Affairs contract awards spanning multiple VISNs. The company specializes in medication management and pharmacy automation solutions, including automated dispensing cabinets, point-of-use medication systems, workflow management platforms, and associated maintenance and support services. Omnicell operates primarily as a prime contractor and maintains several blanket purchase agreements with the VA, including a $35 million BPA with VISN 5 and a $19.2 million BPA with VISN 20, which serve as frameworks for task orders supporting healthcare facility automation needs across the Veterans Health Administration.