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This is a Special Notice announcing an intent to sole source a contract for storage and maintenance services of a Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU). The Department of Veterans Affairs' Maryland Health Care System, through the Office of Emergency Management, seeks to procure yearly climate-controlled storage, scheduled inspections, and preventative maintenance for an eighteen-bed mobile hospital unit. The VA intends to award this contract solely to Elite Aluminum Corporation based on market research indicating that Elite Aluminum is the only organization capable of providing these services. Elite Aluminum owns the proprietary drawings and specifications for the MICU, possesses specialized material handling equipment on-site at its Coconut Creek, Florida facility, and employs personnel with training specific to the unit's operation and maintenance. The contractor will be responsible for conducting bi-annual inspections and preventative maintenance while maintaining the unit in a climate-controlled storage environment.
The solicitation number is 36C24526Q0765, with a response deadline of August 21, 2026, at 8:00 AM Eastern Time. The anticipated contract award date is October 1, 2026, with a one-year base period of performance extending through September 30, 2027. The contract will be issued as a firm fixed-price agreement in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 sole source authority. Pricing is anticipated to be comparable to a similar existing maintenance contract (No. 36C23526P0007). The product service code is J054 (medical equipment maintenance), and the NAICS code is 332311. The contracting officer is Ethan Mauzy at the VA Maryland Health Care System in Perry Point, Maryland 21902. Interested parties may request additional information from the contracting officer via email at Ethan.Mauzy@va.gov.
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Special Notice Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Special Notice | Intent to Sole Source | MICU Storage and Bi-Annual Maintenance |
GENERAL INFORMATION
| CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* |
| 21902 |
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24526Q0765 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 08-21-2026 8:00 EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 45 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| J054 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 332311 |
| CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
VA Maryland Health Care System Contracting Officer - Ethan Mauzy P.O. Box 1000, Bldg. 101, Room 26 Perry Point MD 21902
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contract Specialist Ethan Mauzy Ethan.Mauzy@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| AGENCY’S URL |
| https://www.va.gov/maryland-health-care/ |
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System |
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
This intent to sole source announcement is posted in accordance with FAR 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.
Background –
The purpose of this requirement is to fulfill the requirement for the Veterans Affairs Office of Emergency Management (OEM) continuing requirement to obtain yearly climate-controlled storage, scheduled inspections, and preventative maintenance on the eighteen (18) bed Mobile Intensive Care Unit hospital.
Objective –
The Contractor shall provide the resources necessary to accomplish the tasks as described in the Statement of Work (SOW) (See attached copy of SOW).
Unique Qualifications –
Per market research, Elite Aluminum Corporation is the only organization that is able to provide:
The storage and the inspection and maintenance of the Mobile Intensive Care Unit (Mobile ICU or MICU).
Elite Aluminum owns the proprietary drawings/specifications of the current units purchased by the VA and will not sell or authorize other firms to use the drawings/specifications. The system can only be serviced and maintained by the Contractor. The system is currently stored and maintained by the Contractor in a climate‐controlled environment. The shelters come with all the required furniture, ancillary and accessories. The Contractor can expeditiously load the MICU with specialized Material Handling Equipment (MHE), which is already onsite at the storage facility. Once positioned and moved, the contractor has a team of specialized team members, training specific to the MICU, who will be instrumental in conducting the inspection and maintenance needs of this specialized equipment.
The Elite Aluminum system, required by this acquisition meets all standardization controls of the medical units, thus will ensure safety for VHA personnel, physicians, and Veteran patients as the units have been tested and used by VHA personnel. Both the Contractor’s personnel and VHA employees are familiar with the operation of the units and have the knowledge required for rapid deployment of the units. Rapid deployment of the units ensures medical services are available to Veteran and civilian patients quickly. Accordingly, Elite Aluminum is the only manufacturer capable of providing the supplies described in the statement of work without the Veteran’s Health Administration experiencing substantial duplication of cost that could not be expected to be recovered through competition and unacceptable delays in fulfilling its requirements. This requirement is for essential equipment needed at once to preclude impairment of healthcare delivery capabilities.
Due to the fact that this MICU is only one of its kind currently in the United States, and the units consist of propriety equipment it is required that the manufacture, Elite Aluminum conduct this service at their facility in Coconut Creek, FL.
At this time, International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF), is the only organization to meet these requirements, as a small business vendor.
Award information –
Solicitation No. 36C24526Q0765 will be presented to the contractor in accordance with the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-1 as a firm fixed-price contract. The Government anticipates the solicitation response and Independent Cost Estimate to be comparable with similar maintenance contracts, Contract No. 36C23526P0007 to justify fair and reasonable pricing. The period of performance shall be for one year period. The anticipated Period of Performance reads as follows:
• Base Period (Est. Award date): 10/01/2026 – 09/30/2027
If anyone requests additional information please contact: Ethan Mauzy – Ethan.Mauzy@va.gov.
**THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION.
THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e).
See attached document: P09_SOW MICU MAINTENANCE FY26_FINAL.
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