Attachment B - VACHS Instrument Maintenance Items.xlsx

This is an instrument maintenance items list (Attachment B) that identifies surgical instruments and equipment requiring preventative maintenance, repair, and inspection services at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. The spreadsheet catalogs over 400 instrument line items organized by clinical area and location code (689 for West Haven and 689A4 for a secondary location), including surgical trays, specialized instruments, and power systems from manufacturers such as KARL STORZ, Stryker, W&H (Bien-Air), and others. Instrument categories span multiple surgical specialties: general surgery (major and minor abdominal trays, laparoscopic instruments), orthopedic surgery (joint instruments, power systems, laminectomy trays), ophthalmology (cataract trays, vitrectomy trays, phaco handpieces), otolaryngology (ENT drills, tonsil trays), neurosurgery (neuro curettes, rhoton dissectors, kerrison rongeurs), dental/oral surgery (extraction sets, restorative sets, hygiene sets), and various other specialties (vascular, urologic, gynecologic, thoracic, podiatric, and dermatologic instruments).

The list supports the solicitation 36C24126Q0184 for surgical instrument preventative maintenance, repair, and sharpening services at West Haven and Newington, Connecticut locations. The solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 811210 and a small business size standard of $34 million, structured as a base contract plus four option years with pricing quoted on a daily basis (24 days per month for West Haven, 6 days per month for Newington). The list represents the scope of instruments that contractors must be capable of maintaining, repairing, and inspecting to meet the VA Connecticut Healthcare System's operational requirements for patient care delivery.