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This is an Award Notice documenting the successful contract award for medical equipment procurement by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VISN 16), Alexandria VA Health System Network. The contracting office, located in Alexandria, Louisiana (71306-9004), awarded contract 36C25626P0750 to HILL-ROM, INC. on June 5, 2026, in the amount of $437,844.50 for the procurement of a Baxter/Hill-Rom Progressa + ICU Bed System under solicitation number 36C25626Q0546. The contract was awarded on a brand name or equal basis, indicating that while the government specified the Hill-Rom product as the baseline requirement, equivalent alternatives may have been considered.

The awardee, HILL-ROM, INC., is located at 1069 State Road 46 East, Batesville, Indiana 47006, and is identified by UEI KNLGMBCHK347. The procurement falls under Product Service Code 6530 and NAICS Code 339113, reflecting medical equipment manufacturing. The contracting officer for this award is Arlene A. Blade, who can be reached at arlene.blade@va.gov. This award notice is designated for archival seven days after the award date and does not indicate the use of Recovery Act funds or set-aside contracting provisions.