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This is a modification notice to a previously issued Special Notice regarding a sole source procurement for surgical equipment. The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10, located in Cincinnati, OH, intends to award a firm-fixed-price purchase order to procure a Reliance 1227 Cart and Utensil Washer/Disinfector system for the Northern Indiana Healthcare System Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. The original equipment manufacturer is Steris Corporation, headquartered in Mentor, OH. The procurement includes the washer unit (480V, 60Hz, steam heated, Mfg. Part #FW03102), a non-vented drying system, cart washer container rack, condensate return to drain system, deinstallation of existing equipment, disposal of the old cart/tunnel washer, installation of the new Reliance 1227 Cart Washer, installation of the Acu-Hold Container System, and first-year preventive care services. The associated NAICS code is 339113 (Sterilizers, hospital and surgical, manufacturing) with a size standard of 800 employees, and the Product Service Code is 6530 (Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies).

The modification updates critical timeline information for this sole source acquisition. The response deadline has been accelerated from April 16, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT to April 9, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT, with an anticipated award date of April 10, 2026. Questions must be submitted via email to Contracting Specialist Barbara Robertson at Barbara.Robertson@va.gov no later than April 9, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT; telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The contracting office zip code is 45219, and the solicitation number is 36C25026Q0447. This procurement is being conducted as a large business sole source award under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12 for commercial items.