Indefinite Delivery Contract 36C25726D0040

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 17, awarded an $800,000 firm fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Contract to Tenet Hospitals LTD (doing business as Hospitals Of Providence Memorial Campus) on February 12, 2026, for sterile processing services supporting the Ambulatory Surgery Unit at the El Paso VA Health Care System. The contract carries no set-aside designation and is structured with a 12-month base period and one 12-month option period, extending through February 11, 2028, with a minimum guarantee of $50. Performance will be executed in El Paso, Texas at the contractor's facility, where the VA will deliver medical devices for processing. The procurement was classified under North American Industry Classification System code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) and Product Service Code J065 (Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment—Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment and Supplies).

Under this contract, Tenet Hospitals will provide comprehensive sterile processing facility services, including decontamination, assembly, and sterilization of reusable surgical instruments, cassettes, dental handpieces, peel packs, and related equipment. The contractor must maintain multiple facilities equipped with ultrasonic washers, instrument washers, steam sterilizers, and low-temperature sterilizers (such as Sterrad or VIPRO), processing approximately 5–8 instrument trays, 50–60 wrapped trays, and 175–200 peel-packed instruments daily. Critical requirements include performing water testing in accordance with Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Standard ST 108, ensuring operational flexibility across multiple El Paso locations, and maintaining infection control protocols essential to surgical readiness at VA healthcare institutions. As an incumbent local provider with established experience delivering sterilization services to federal healthcare agencies, Tenet Hospitals brings substantial capacity for managing large daily volumes of surgical instrument reprocessing across military and Veterans Health Administration facilities.