3650--763-2-3-228-0355 -Lancaster CMOP A-Frame Guide Installation -(VA-26-00052084)
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 awarded a simplified acquisition contract to KNAPP INC for $170,159 on September 23, 2026, to restore 96 A-Frame channels and associated components in the Lancaster Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy automated dispensing system.
The award was made as a sole-source acquisition under FAR 13.106-1(b). Work includes provision of original equipment manufacturer parts (guides, rails, uprights, cross braces, and hardware), installation labor, diagnostic lighting integration, ejector motor programming and commissioning, final testing, documentation, and warranty coverage. The contracting officer certified that KNAPP is the only viable source because the A-Frame equipment is proprietary to KNAPP; no other manufacturer provides authorized replacement components, OEM diagnostic tools, or factory configuration files, and only KNAPP technicians are factory-trained and licensed to perform required configuration and commissioning work. Market research conducted beginning April 13, 2026, confirmed that no distributors, resellers, or third-party service firms are authorized or technically capable of performing this work. The Buy American Act applies as the controlling domestic preference statute. NAICS code 332999 applies.
36C77026P0087 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15
9/30/26, 3:34 PM 3650--763-2-3-228-0355 -Lancaster CMOP A-Frame Guide Installation -(VA-26-00052084)
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 15, issued a Special Notice of Intent to Issue a Sole Source Award to KNAPP, INC on July 16, 2026, with a response deadline of July 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM Central Time. This procurement is a sole-source, firm fixed-price contract restricted to KNAPP as the sole responsible source.
The VA intends to award the contract for Original Equipment Manufacturer parts, installation, and commissioning services to restore 96 A-Frame channels and associated components at the Lancaster (Dallas) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy. The scope includes OEM guides, rails, uprights, cross braces, hardware, installation, integration of diagnostic lighting, programming and commissioning of ejector motors, memory chips, and diagnostics, plus final testing, documentation, and full system functionality with OEM warranty continuity.
The sole-source justification rests on KNAPP's proprietary ownership of the A-Frame equipment. Only KNAPP possesses authorized replacement components, OEM diagnostic tools, factory configuration files, proprietary software, firmware, and memory chip data required to restore the system to factory specifications. Only KNAPP technicians are factory-trained and licensed to perform configuration, programming, and commissioning. Non-OEM installation would void warranty coverage and create operational and patient safety risks.
The procurement is conducted under Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 procedures for single-source awards above the micropurchase threshold and not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. NAICS code is 332999; PSC code is 3650. Point of contact is Kelley Cunningham at kelley.cunningham@va.gov. Contracting office is located in Leavenworth, Kansas.
36C77026P0087 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15
7/16/26, 3:02 PM 3650--763-2-3-228-0355 -Lancaster CMOP A-Frame Guide Installation -(VA-26-00052084)
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 15, issued a Special Notice of Intent to Issue a Sole Source Award on July 16, 2026, with a response deadline of July 27, 2026, for OEM parts, installation, and commissioning services to restore a KNAPP A-Frame medication fulfillment system at the Lancaster (Dallas) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy.
The VA intends to award a firm fixed-price sole source contract to KNAPP, INC for replacement of 96 A-Frame channels and associated components, including OEM guides, rails, uprights, cross braces, hardware, and diagnostic lighting integration. The scope includes programming and commissioning of ejector motors and memory chips, diagnostics, final testing, documentation, and restoration of full system functionality and OEM warranty continuity. The procurement is conducted under Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 procedures for single-source awards above the micropurchase threshold and not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.
The sole source justification rests on the A-Frame equipment being proprietary to KNAPP. Only KNAPP possesses authorized replacement components, OEM diagnostic tools, and factory configuration files necessary to restore the system to factory specifications. Only KNAPP technicians are factory-trained and licensed to perform the required configuration, programming, and commissioning work. OEM warranties require OEM installation and commissioning; non-OEM work would void warranty coverage. The VA contends that non-OEM installation introduces unacceptable operational and patient-safety risks to medication fulfillment operations. The contracting office is located at 3450 S. 4th Street, Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS 66048-5012, with point of contact Kelley Cunningham (kelley.cunningham@va.gov).
36C77026P0087 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15
7/16/26, 3:02 PM