This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED), a component of the U.S. Department of the Navy, to Steris Corporation, a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of medical equipment and sterilization services. The contract, valued at $87,951.06, is for preventive maintenance of Steris sterilizers and washers at the Naval Medical Center San Diego in Japan.
The original sole-source solicitation was issued due to Steris being the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) with proprietary rights to the equipment, making them the only vendor capable of providing the required services. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. This award represents a continuation of Steris's long-standing relationship providing specialized medical equipment maintenance and sterilization services to various federal agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service.