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OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

520-26-2-040-0025

36C25626Q0736 04-30-2026

Danette Impey 228-523-4747 05-15-2026 12:00 pm CDT

Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Network Contracting Office 16 400 Veterans Avenue Biloxi MS 39531

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FSC e-Invoice Payment http://www.fsc.va.gov/fsc/einvoice.asp Invoice Setup Information 1-877-489-6135 invoice must be submitted electronically

1-877-489-6135

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Non-personal services. Contractor to provide Home Sleep Apnea Testing (HSAT) services for the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, MS, to include outpatient clinics located in Mobile, AL, Pensacola and Panama City, FL. These services to be in accordance with the terms and conditions listed herein. (See Statement of Work for detailed information.)

All questions due May 6, 2026, 12:00 PM CT, via email to rene.impey@va.gov.

All offers due no later than May 15, 2026, 12:00 PM CT, via email to rene.impey@va.gov.

***Please pay close attention to Section E. Instructions to Offerors and Section D. Attachments.***

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36C25626Q0736

Table of Contents

SECTION A

A.1 SF 1449 SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

B.2 Statement of Work

B.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

C.2 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) ...20

C.3 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025)

(DEVIATION)

C.4 VAAR 852.242-71 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTING OFFICER (OCT 2020)

C.5 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

C.6 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM

SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT A LIST OF PAST PERF REF

Attachment B Past Performance Questionaire fillable ATTACHMENT C Harrison County MS WD 2015-5147 R28 dtd 12-03-2025 ATTACHMENT D Mobile County AL WD 2015-4605 R27 dtd 12-03-2025 ATTACHMENT E Bay County FL WD 2015-4559 R31 dtd 12-03-2025 ATTACHMENT F Escambia County FL WD 2015-4561 R31 dtd 12-03-2025

ATTACHMENT G CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATION

ATTACHMENT H NOTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH INSURANCE

REQUIREMENTS

ATTACHMENT I Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan ATTACHMENT VAAR 852.219-75 Certificate of Compliance SERVICES

SECTION E - SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

E.1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

E.2 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

E.3 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REPRESENTATIONS

AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

E.4 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

E.5 VAAR 852.252-70 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES INCORPORATED

BY REFERENCE (JAN 2008)

E.6 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (NOV 2021)

E.7 ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2 – EVALUATION CRITERIA

E.8 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (OCT 2025) (DEVIATION

FEB 2025)

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR:

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C256

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System

Network Contracting Office 16

400 Veterans Avenue

Biloxi MS 39531

2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with:

[X] 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System For Award Management, or

[] 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

a. Quarterly []

b. Semi-Annually []

c. Other [X] monthly in arrears

4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

AMENDMENT NO DATE

B.2 Statement of Work

1. Contract Title: Home Sleep Apnea Testing Services.

2. Background: The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (GCVHCS) is comprised of a very large catchment area including locations in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The GCVHCS has the highest number of consults sent to the community and the highest amount of claims for home sleep apnea testing (HSAT). The “Days to Next Open” appointment status for HSAT averages 118. A contracted HSAT program will charge the GCVHCS significantly less per study than facilities in the community.

3. Scope: Medicine Service / Sleep Lab section requests to create a contract with an open purchase order for a HSAT program to expand the in-house HSAT program for eligible Veterans which will increase access to care and testing, decrease wait times and patient backlog, reduce funds spent in the community for home sleep testing, and improve time from diagnosis and treatment of sleep disordered breathing. The Service is requesting a contract with a base year plus four option years.

4. Specifications/Characteristics:

The Home Sleep Apnea Testing service contract must meet the following requirements:

• Must require no upfront costs

• Devices and reports must:

o Be capable of measuring/ differentiating between central sleep apnea;

o Register sleep time and sleep state/ REM vs non-REM; REM/ non-rem scoring;

o Experience a low failure rate;

o Report apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), respiratory disturbance index (RDI), oxygen desaturation index (ODI);

o Measure heart rate, oximetry, actigraphy, body position, snoring, and chest motion; and o Use non-disposable or disposable units.

• The contracted service and devices and systems must be compatible with the VA Somnoware system.

• The contracted service must:

o Receive orders from the GCVHCS;

o Prepare a device and ship it to the patient;

o Contact patient on scheduled test day to review instructions;

o Provide shipping label for return of device by patient;

o Review the returned study, upload results into the VA Somnoware system, and send to provider for review;

o Retest at no cost if insufficient or no data; and o Provide 24/7 complimentary technical support for patients and healthcare providers.

1. GENERAL

This entire section applies to all acquisitions requiring any Information Security and Privacy language. Contractors, contractor personnel, subcontractors and subcontractor personnel will be subject to the same federal laws, regulations, standards, VA directives and handbooks, as VA personnel regarding information and information system security and priv

2. VA INFORMATION CUSTODIAL LANGUAGE. This entire section applies to all acquisitions requiring any Information Security and Privacy language.

a. The Government shall receive unlimited rights to data/intellectual property first produced and delivered in the performance of this contract or order (hereinafter “contract”) unless expressly stated otherwise in this contract. This includes all rights to source code and all documentation created in support thereof. The primary clause used to define Government and Contractor data rights is FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data – General. The primary clause used to define computer software license (not data/intellectual property first produced under this contractor or order) is FAR 52.227-19, Commercial Computer Software License.

b. Information made available to the contractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract will be used only for the purposes specified in the service agreement, SOW, PWS, PD, and/or contract. The contractor shall not use VA information in any other manner without prior written approval from a VA Contracting Officer (CO). The primary clause used to define Government and Contractor data rights is FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data – General.

c. VA information will not be co-mingled with any other data on the contractor’s information systems or media storage systems. The contractor shall ensure compliance with Federal and VA requirements related to data protection, data encryption, physical data segregation, logical data segregation, classification requirements and media sanitization.

d. VA reserves the right to conduct scheduled or unscheduled audits, assessments, or investigations of contractor Information Technology (IT) resources to ensure information security is compliant with Federal and VA requirements. The contractor shall provide all necessary access to records (including electronic and documentary materials related to the contracts and subcontracts) and support (including access to contractor and subcontractor staff associated with the contract) to VA, VA's Office Inspector General (OIG and/or Government Accountability Office (GAO) staff during periodic control assessments, audits, or investigations.

e. The contractor may only use VA information within the terms of the contract and applicable Federal law, regulations, and VA policies. If new Federal information security laws, regulations or VA policies become applicable after execution of the contract, the parties agree to negotiate contract modification and adjustment necessary to implement the new laws, regulations, and/or policies.

f. The contractor shall not make copies of VA information except as specifically authorized and necessary to perform the terms of the contract. If copies are made for restoration purposes, after the restoration is complete, the copies shall be destroyed in accordance with VA Directive 6500, VA Cybersecurity Program and VA Information Security Knowledge Service.

g. If a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) contract is terminated for default or cause with a business associate, the related local Business Associate Agreement (BAA) shall also be terminated and actions taken in accordance with VHA Directive 1605.05, Business Associate Agreements. If there is an executed national BAA associated with the contract, VA will determine what actions are appropriate and notify the contactor.

h. The contractor shall store and transmit VA sensitive information in an encrypted form, using VA-approved encryption tools which are, at a minimum, Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules (or its successor) validated and in conformance with VA Information Security Knowledge Service requirements.

The contractor shall transmit VA sensitive information using VA approved Transport Layer Security (TLS) configured with FIPS based cipher suites in conformance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-52, Guidelines for the Selection, Configuration and Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) Implementations.

i. The contractor’s firewall and web services security controls, as applicable, shall meet or exceed VA’s minimum requirements.

j. Except for uses and disclosures of VA information authorized by this contract for performance of the contract, the contractor may use and disclose VA information only in two situations: (i) in response to a qualifying order of a court of competent jurisdiction after notification to VA CO (ii) with written approval from the VA CO. The contractor shall refer all requests for, demands for production of or inquiries about, VA information and information systems to the VA CO for response.

k. Notwithstanding the provision above, the contractor shall not release VA records protected by Title 38 U.S.C. § 5705, Confidentiality of medical quality-assurance records and/or Title 38 U.S.C. § 7332, Confidentiality of certain medical records pertaining to drug addiction, sickle cell anemia, alcoholism or alcohol abuse or infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). If the contractor is in receipt of a court order or other requests for the above-mentioned information, the contractor shall immediately refer such court order or other requests to the VA CO for response.

l. Information made available to the contractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract or information developed by the contractor in performance or administration of the contract will be protected and secured in accordance with VA Directive 6500 and Identity and Access Management (IAM) Security processes specified in the VA Information Security Knowledge Service.

m. Any data destruction done on behalf of VA by a contractor shall be done in accordance with National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements as outlined in VA Directive 6300, Records and Information Management, VA Handbook 6300.1, Records Management Procedures, and applicable VA Records Control Schedules.

n. The contractor shall provide its plan for destruction of all VA data in its possession according to VA Directive 6500 and NIST 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization prior to termination or completion of this contract. If directed by the COR/CO, the contractor shall return all Federal Records to VA for disposition.

o. Any media, such as paper, magnetic tape, magnetic disks, solid state devices or optical discs that is used to store, process, or access VA information that cannot be destroyed shall be returned to VA.The contractor shall hold the appropriate material until otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) or CO. Items shall be returned securely via VA-approved methods. VA sensitive information must be transmitted utilizing VA-approved encryption tools which are validated under FIPS 140-2 (or its successor) and NIST 800-52. If mailed, the contractor shall send via a trackable method (USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc.) and immediately provide the COR/CO with the tracking information. Self-certification by the contractor that the data destruction requirements above have been met shall be sent to the COR/CO within 30 business days of termination of the contract.

p. All electronic storage media (hard drives, optical disks, CDs, back-up tapes, etc.) used to store, process or access VA information will not be returned to the contractor at the end of lease, loan, or trade-in. Exceptions to this paragraph will only be granted with the written approval of the VA CO

3. ACCESS TO VA INFORMATION AND VA INFORMATION SYSTEMS. This section applies when any person requires access to information made available to the contractor by VA for the performance or administration of this contract or information developed by the contractor in performance or administration of the contr

a. A contractor/subcontractor shall request logical (technical) or physical access to VA information and VA information systems for their employees and subcontractors only to the extent necessary to perform the services specified in the solicitation or contract. This includes indirect entities, both affiliate of contractor/subcontractor and agent of contractor/subcontractor.

b. Contractors and subcontractors shall sign the VA Information Security Rule of Behavior (ROB) before access is provided to VA information and information systems (see Section 4, Training, below). The ROB contains the minimum user compliance requirements and does not supersede any policies of VA facilities or other agency components which provide higher levels of protection to VA’s information or information systems. Users who require privileged access shall complete the VA elevated privilege access request processes before privileged access is granted.

c. All contractors and subcontractors working with VA information are subject to the same security investigative and clearance requirements as those of VA appointees or employees who have access to the same types of information. The level and process of background security investigations for contractors shall be in accordance with VA Directive and Handbook 0710, Personnel Suitability and Security Program. The Office of Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) is responsible for these policies and procedures. Contract personnel who require access to classified information or information systems shall have an appropriate security clearance. Verification of a Security Clearance shall be processed through the Special Security Officer located in HRA/OSP.

Contractors shall conform to all requirements stated in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM).

d. All contractors and subcontractors shall comply with conditions specified in VAAR 852.204- 71(d); Contractor operations required to be in United States. All contractors and subcontractors working with VA information must be permanently located within a jurisdiction subject to the law of the United States or its Territories to the maximum extent feasible. If services are proposed to be performed abroad the contractor must state where all non-U.S. services are provided. The contractor shall deliver to VA a detailed plan specifically addressing communications, personnel control, data protection and potential legal issues. The plan shall be approved by the COR/CO in writing prior to access being granted.

e. The contractor shall notify the COR/CO in writing immediately (no later than 24 hours) after personnel separation or occurrence of other causes. Causes may include the following:

(1) Contractor/subcontractor personnel no longer has a need for access to VA information or VA information systems.

(2) Contractor/subcontractor personnel are terminated, suspended, or otherwise has their work on a VA project discontinued for any reason.

(3) Contractor believes their own personnel or subcontractor personnel may pose a threat to their company’s working environment or to any company-owned property. This includes contractor-owned assets, buildings, confidential data, customers, employees, networks, systems, trade secrets and/or VA data.

(4) Any previously undisclosed changes to contractor/subcontractor background history are brought to light, including but not limited to changes to background investigation or employee record.

(5) Contractor/subcontractor personnel have their authorization to work in the United States revoked.

(6) Agreement by which contractor provides products and services to VA has either been fulfilled or terminated, such that VA can cut off electronic and/or physical access for contractor personnel.

f. In such cases of contract fulfillment, termination, or other causes; the contractor shall take the necessary measures to immediately revoke access to VA network, property, information, and information systems (logical and physical) by contractor/subcontractor personnel. These measures include (but are not limited to): removing and then securing Personal Identity Verification (PIV) badges and PIV – Interoperable (PIV-I) access badges, VA-issued photo badges, credentials for VA facilities and devices, VA-issued laptops, and authentication tokens.

Contractors shall notify the appropriate VA COR/CO immediately to initiate access removal.

g. Contractors/subcontractors who no longer require VA accesses will return VA-issued property to VA. This property includes (but is not limited to): documents, electronic equipment, keys, and parking passes. PIV and PIV-I access badges shall be returned to the nearest VA PIV Badge Issuance Office. Once they have had access to VA information, information systems, networks and VA property in their possessions removed, contractors shall notify the appropriate VA

COR/CO .

4. TRAINING. This entire section applies to all acquisitions which include section 3.

a. All contractors and subcontractors requiring access to VA information and VA information systems shall successfully complete the following before being granted access to VA information and its systems:

(1) VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior course (Talent Management System (TMS) #10176) initially and annually thereafter.

(2) Sign and acknowledge (electronically through TMS #10176) understanding of and responsibilities for compliance with the Organizational Rules of Behavior, relating to access to VA information and information systems initially and annually thereafter; and

(3) Successfully complete any additional cyber security or privacy training, as required for VA personnel with equivalent information system or information access [to be defined by the VA program official and provided to the VA CO for inclusion in the solicitation document – i.e., any role-based information security training].

b. The contractor shall provide to the COR/CO a copy of the training certificates and certification of signing the Organizational Rules of Behavior for each applicable employee within five days of the initiation of the contract and annually thereafter, as required.

c. Failure to complete the mandatory annual training is grounds for suspension or termination of all physical or electronic access privileges and removal from work on the contract until such time as the required training is complete.

5. SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION. This entire section applies to all acquisitions requiring any Information Security and Privacy language.

a. The contractor, subcontractor, their employees, or business associates shall immediately (within one hour) report suspected security / privacy incidents to the VA OIT’s Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) by calling (855) 673-4357 (TTY: 711). The ESD is OIT’s 24/7/365 single point of contact for IT-related issues. After reporting to the ESD, the contractor, subcontractor, their employees, or business associates shall, within one hour, provide the COR/CO the incident number received from the ESD.

b. To the extent known by the contractor/subcontractor, the contractor/ subcontractor's notice to VA shall identify the information involved and the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the following:

(1) The date and time (or approximation of) the Security Incident occurred.

(2) The names of individuals involved (when applicable).

(3) The physical and logical (if applicable) location of the incident.

(4) Why the Security Incident took place (i.e., catalyst for the failure).

(5) The amount of data belonging to VA believed to have been compromised.

(6) The remediation measures the contractor is taking to ensure no future incidents of a similar nature.

c. After the contractor has provided the initial detailed incident summary to VA, they will continue to provide written updates on any new and relevant circumstances or facts they discover. The contractor, subcontractor, and their employes shall fully cooperate with VA or third-party entity performing an independent risk analysis on behalf of VA. Failure to cooperate may be deemed a material breach and grounds for contract termination.

d. VA IT contractors shall follow VA Handbook 6500, Risk Management Framework for VA Information Systems VA Information Security Program, and VA Information Security Knowledge Service guidance for implementing an Incident Response Plan or integrating with an existing VA implementation.

e. In instances of theft or break-in or other criminal activity, the contractor/subcontractor must concurrently report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement entity (or entities) of jurisdiction, including the VA OIG, and the VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement. The contractor, its employees, and its subcontractors and their employees shall cooperate with VA and any law enforcement authority responsible for the investigation and prosecution of any possible criminal law violation(s) associated with any incident. The contractor/subcontractor shall cooperate with VA in any civil litigation to recover VA information, obtain monetary or other compensation from a third party for damages arising from any incident, or obtain injunctive relief against any third party arising from, or related to, the incident.

f. The contractor shall comply with VA Handbook 6500.2, Management of Breaches Involving Sensitive Personal Information, which establishes the breach management policies and assigns responsibilities for the oversight, management and reporting procedures associated with managing of breaches.

g. With respect to unsecured Protected Health Information (PHI), the contractor is deemed to have discovered a data breach when the contractor knew or should have known of breach of such information. When a business associate is part of VHA contract, notification to the covered entity (VHA) shall be made in accordance with the executed BAA.

h. If the contractor or any of its agents fails to protect VA sensitive personal information or otherwise engages in conduct which results in a data breach involving any VA sensitive personal information the contractor/subcontractor processes or maintains under the contract;

the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the VA as set forth in clause 852.211-76, Liquidated Damages—Reimbursement for Data Breach Costs.

6. PRODUCT INTEGRITY, AUTHENTICITY, PROVENANCE, ANTI-COUNTERFEIT AND

ANTI-TAMPERING. This entire section applies when the acquisition involves any product (application, hardware, or software) or when section 6 or 7 is included.

a. The contractor shall comply with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 15 Part 7, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain”, which prohibits ICTS Transactions from foreign adversaries. ICTS Transactions are defined as any acquisition, importation, transfer, installation, dealing in or use of any information and communications technology or service, including ongoing activities, such as managed services, data transmission, software updates, repairs or the platforming or data hosting of applications for consumer download.

b. When contracting terms require the contractor to procure equipment, the contractor shall purchase or acquire the equipment from an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) or an authorized reseller of the OEM. The contractor shall attest that equipment procured from an OEM or authorized reseller or distributor are authentic. If procurement is unavailable from an OEM or authorized reseller, the contractor shall submit in writing, details of the circumstances prohibiting this from happening and procure a product waiver from the VA COR/CO.

c. All contractors shall establish, implement, and provide documentation for risk management practices for supply chain delivery of hardware, software (to include patches) and firmware provided under this agreement. Documentation will include chain of custody practices, inventory management program, information protection practices, integrity management program for sub-supplier provided components, and replacement parts requests. The contractor shall make spare parts available. All contractor(s) shall specify how digital delivery for procured products, including patches, will be validated and monitored to ensure consistent delivery. The contractor shall apply encryption technology to protect procured products throughout the delivery process.

d. If a contractor provides software or patches to VA, the contractor shall publish or provide a hash conforming to the FIPS Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules (FIPS 140-2 or successor).

e. The contractor shall provide a software bill of materials (SBOM) for procured (to include licensed products) and consist of a list of components and associated metadata which make up the product. SBOMs must be generated in one of the data formats defined in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) report “The Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).”

f. Contractors shall use or arrange for the use of trusted channels to ship procured products, such as U.S. registered mail and/or tamper-evident packaging for physical deliveries.

g. Throughout the delivery process, the contractor shall demonstrate a capability for detecting unauthorized access (tampering).

h. The contractor shall demonstrate chain-of-custody documentation for procured products and require tamper-evident packaging for the delivery of this hardware.

7. VIRUSES, FIRMWARE AND MALWARE. This entire section applies when the acquisition involves any product (application, hardware, or software) or when section 6 or 7 is included.

a. The contractor shall execute due diligence to ensure all provided software and patches, including third-party patches, are free of viruses and/or malware before releasing them to or installing them on VA information systems.

b. The contractor warrants it has no knowledge of and did not insert, any malicious virus and/or malware code into any software or patches provided to VA which could potentially harm or disrupt VA information systems. The contractor shall use due diligence, if supplying third-party software or patches, to ensure the third-party has not inserted any malicious code and/or virus which could damage or disrupt VA information systems.

c. The contractor shall provide or arrange for the provision of technical justification as to why any “false positive” hit has taken place to ensure their code’s supply chain has not been compromised. Justification may be required, but is not limited to, when install files, scripts, firmware, or other contractor-delivered software solutions (including third-party install files, scripts, firmware, or other software) are flagged as malicious, infected, or suspicious by an anti-virus vendor.

d. The contractor shall not upload (intentionally or negligently) any virus, worm, malware or any harmful or malicious content, component and/or corrupted data/source code (hereinafter “virus or other malware”) onto VA computer and information systems and/or networks. If introduced (and this clause is violated), upon written request from the VA CO, the contractor shall:

(1) Take all necessary action to correct the incident, to include any and all assistance to VA to eliminate the virus or other malware throughout VA’s information networks, computer systems and information systems; and

(2) Use commercially reasonable efforts to restore operational efficiency and remediate damages due to data loss or data integrity damage, if the virus or other malware causes a loss of operational efficiency, data loss, or damage to data integrity.

8. SPECIALIZED DEVICES/SYSTEMS (MEDICAL DEVICES, SPECIAL PURPOSE

SYSTEMS, RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING). This entire section applies when the acquisition includes one or more Medical Device, Special Purpose System or Research Scientific Computing Device. If appropriate, ensure selected clauses from section 6 or 7 and 8 through 12 are included.

a. Contractor supplies/delivered Medical Devices, Special Purpose Systems-Operational Technology (SPS-OT) and Research Scientific Computing Devices shall comply with all applicable Federal law, regulations, and VA policies. New developments require creation, testing, evaluation, and authorization in compliance with processes specified on the Specialized Device Cybersecurity Department Enterprise Risk Management (SDCD-ERM) Portal, VA Directive 6550, Pre-Procurement Assessment and Implementation of Medical

Devices/Systems, VA Handbook 6500, and the VA Information Security Knowledge Service.

Deviations from Federal law, regulations, and VA Policy are identified and documented as part of VA Directive 6550 and/or the VA Enterprise Risk Analysis (ERA) processes for Specialized Devices/Systems processes.

b. All contractors and third-party service providers shall address and/or integrate applicable VA Handbook 6500 and Information Security Knowledge Service specifications in delivered IT systems/solutions, products and/or services. If systems/solutions, products and/or services do not directly match VA security requirements, the contractor shall work though the COR/CO for governance or resolution.

c. The contractor shall certify to the COR/CO that devices/systems that have completed the VA Enterprise Risk Analysis (ERA) process for Specialized Devices/Systems are fully functional and operate correctly as intended. Devices/systems must follow the VA ERA authorized configuration prior to acquisition and connection to the VA computing environment. If VA determines a new VA ERA needs to be created, the contractor shall provide required technical support to develop the configuration settings. Major changes to a previously approved device/system will require a new ERA.

d. The contractor shall comply with all practices documented by the Food Drug and Administration (FDA) Premarket Submission for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices and Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices.

e. The contractor shall design devices capable of accepting all applicable security patches with or without the support of the contractor personnel. If patching can only be completed by the contractor, the contractor shall commit the resources needed to patch all applicable devices at all VA locations. If unique patching instructions or packaging is needed, the contractor shall provide the necessary information in conjunction with the validation/testing of the patch. The contractor shall apply security patches within 30 business days of the patch release and have a formal tracking process for any security patches not implemented to include explanation when a device cannot be patched.

f. The contractor shall provide devices able to install and maintain VA-approved antivirus capabilities with the capability to quarantine files and be updated as needed in response to incidents. Alternatively, a VA-approved whitelisting application may be used when the contractor cannot install an anti-virus / anti-malware application.

g. The contractor shall verify and document all software embedded within the device does not contain any known viruses or malware before delivery to or installation at a VA location.

h. Devices and other equipment or systems containing media (hard drives, optical disks, solid state, and storage via chips/firmware) with VA sensitive information will be returned to the contractor with media removed. When the contract requires return of equipment, the options available to the contractor are the following:

(1) The contractor shall accept the system without the drive, firmware and solid state.

(2) VA’s initial device purchase includes a spare drive or other replacement media which must be installed in place of the original drive at time of turn-in; or

(3) Due to the highly specialized and sometimes proprietary hardware and software associated with the device, if it is not possible for VA to retain the hard drive, firmware, and solid state, then:

(a) The equipment contractor shall have an existing BAA if the device being traded in has sensitive information stored on it and hard drive(s) from the system are being returned physically intact.

(b) Any fixed hard drive, Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS), Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), solid state and firmware on the device must be non-destructively sanitized to the greatest extent possible without negatively impacting system operation. Selective clearing down to patient data folder level is recommended using VA approved and validated overwriting technologies/methods/tools. Applicable media sanitization specifications need to be pre-approved and described in the solicitation, contract, or order.

B.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

ITEM

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

600.00 EA __________________ __________________

Contractor to provide Home Sleep Apnea Testing Services for the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, MS, to include Outpatient Clinics in Mobile, AL, Panama City and Pensacola, FL.

See Statement of Work for detailed information.

Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 06-01-2026 POP End: 05-31-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 339112 - Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: Q201 - Medical - Managed Healthcare

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, MS, to include Outpatient Clinics in Mobile, AL, Panama City and Pensacola, FL.

See Statement of Work for detailed information.

Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 06-01-2027 POP End: 05-31-2028 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 339112 - Surgical and Medical

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, MS, to include Outpatient Clinics in Mobile, AL, Panama City and Pensacola, FL.

See Statement of Work for detailed information.

Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 06-01-2028 POP End: 05-31-2029 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 339112 - Surgical and Medical

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, MS, to include Outpatient Clinics in Mobile, AL, Panama City and Pensacola, FL.

See Statement of Work for detailed information.

Contract Period: Option 3

POP Begin: 06-01-2029 POP End: 05-31-2030 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 339112 - Surgical and Medical

Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, MS, to include Outpatient Clinics in Mobile, AL, Panama City and Pensacola, FL.

See Statement of Work for detailed information.

Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 06-01-2030 POP End: 05-31-2031 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 339112 - Surgical and Medical

GRAND TOTAL __________________

Base Period Total Option Year One (1) Total Option Year Two (2) Total Option Year Three (3) Total Option Year Four (4) Total Contract GRAND TOTAL

For the purposes of the award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 as follows:

The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised at any time and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but not for more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under FAR 52.217-8 will be at the same rates as those in effect under the contract at the time the option is exercised. The evaluation will therefore assume that the addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price of all proposals relative to each other and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8.

SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available.

The following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract:

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

(a) General Instructions

(1) Electronic Submissions: Contractors must email their quote to Rene’ Impey at rene.impey@va.gov. Include the solicitation number (36C25626Q0736) in the Subject line. Any attachments must be readable using Microsoft Office or Adobe PDF. The size of the email is limited to 5 megabytes (MB) but multiple emails are allowable. Quotes must be submitted electronically and will not be accepted through fax or postal mail.

(2) All questions regarding this solicitation should be emailed to rene.impey@va.gov no later than 12:00 pm, Central Time (CT), Wednesday, May 6, 2026. No phone calls will be accepted for questions. All questions shall be submitted via email only. An amendment to the solicitation will be issued to answer all questions in reference to the requirement.

(3) All solicitation responses/packages are to be submitted no later than 12:00 pm, CT, Friday, May 15, 2026, via email to rene.impey@va.gov

(b) Selection Process

(1) This acquisition is being procured under the authority of FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services). This solicitation has been set aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Quotes shall only be accepted from SDVOSB’s and shall not be accepted from offerors/contractors in other socioeconomic categories.

Offerors/contractors must meet the following conditions in order to be eligible, interested parties to this solicitation. Be actively registered and appear in SBA Small Business Search https://search.certifications.sba.gov as a verified, active SDVOSB and meet the small business size standard requirement for the applicable NAICS code for this procurement (339112 – Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing with a size standard of 1,000 employees).

(2) Evaluations will be conducted under the procedures of FAR Part 12.

(3) In accordance with FAR 12.203, the quotes will undergo a comparative analysis evaluation to determine which vendor provides the best value to the government in terms of technical capability and past performance, while also providing a competitive price.

(c) Quote Package Contents mailto:rene.impey@va.gov mailto:rene.impey@va.gov https://search.certifications.sba.gov/

(1) The quote package should address all the information listed in the evaluation factors under 52.212-2. There is not a required format that the information must be presented in. We will be focused on the content of the quote and whether it addressed all the evaluation factors.

The Contractor shall submit a signed copy of the SF1449. The amendments (if applicable) shall also be signed and returned or acknowledged by listing the amendments and returning the Commercial Administration Data Sheet, Section B.1. Please note: Section B.1 also requests contractor information to be filled out. Ensure this information is included in your quote package response.

Responses to this solicitation shall be submitted in four volumes as described below:

• Volume I (Technical): shall not contain any pricing information, shall include the SF1449, amendments and shall be clearly labeled Volume I

• Volume II (Past Performance): shall not contain any technical information and shall be clearly labelled Volume II

• Volume III (Price): shall be clear and state any and all pricing to include discounts while clearly being labeled Volume III.

• Volume IV (VAAR 852.219-75 Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Services): shall complete and sign confirming adherence to 50% Limitations on Subcontracting for services, while clearly being labeled Volume IV.

(2) Volume I, Technical Capability Factor, the quote package should describe the features of your proposed testing device and service, include any innovative features, unique designs, or capabilities that set your proposed device apart from others on the market. The Government may not conduct its own research of your proposed device so your submission should include all necessary information (e.g., device name, stock/part number, description of how the device works, where devices are placed, unique or additional features that other companies don’t have, simplicity of use, service guarantees, how data is transmitted to VA, features of reports, failure rate, etc.) Offeror must meet federal small business size standards for the NAICS code assigned to this solicitation at time of both quotation submission and at time of award. Complete and return all requested attachments, and acknowledge any and all amendments, if applicable.

Technical capability should not simply restate the Statement of Work. Simply restating the Statement of Work will not be evaluated favorably.

(3) Volume II, Past Performance Factor, Attachments A and B have been provided. Please complete Attachment A and return with your quote package. Attachment B should be sent to those customers listed on Attachment A and they can email directly to the Contracting Officer at rene.impey@va.gov. Please include only three recent (within the past three years) and relevant (similar in size and scope) completed surveys.

(4) Volume III, Price Factor, complete Section B.3 Price Schedule. Contractor shall complete all pricing in the B.3 price schedule. Contract Line Items (CLINs) without pricing will be not be evaluated for award. Wage and Labor rates apply to this solicitation for various counties, wage determinations attached shall be utilized to formulate price; shall be noted with the solicitation response.

Please note the Wage Determination may be updated at any time with the Department of Labor.

Please check for current Wage Determination and Revision at SAM.gov | Wage Determinations

(5) Volume IV, VAAR 852.219-75 Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting-Certificate of Compliance for Services Factor, Attachment VAAR 852.219-75 has been provided. Please complete and return with your quote package. Provide a plan that clearly shows the SDVOSB prime (alone or with similarly situated SDVOSB subs) will perform at least 50% of the cost for personnel on the contract to include how the prime will self-perform primary and vital tasks, if applicable. By submission of this offer, the offeror certifies that they will comply with the limitations on subcontracting (VAAR 852.219-75) by providing [number] percent of the cost of contract performance (excluding materials) with its own employees. The Government will not consider quotes for award from offerors that do not provide the certification, and all such responses will be deemed ineligible for evaluation and award.

OVERALL QUOTE INSTRUCTIONS/ SUBMISSIONS

SF1449: Please fill out….

1) Block 12 if applicable.

2) Block 17a including telephone number

3) Blocks 30a, b, and c

Please provide:

1) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number

2) Federal Tax ID Number

3) Technical capabilities (Method of performing services detailed with capabilities)

(Volume I)

Price Schedule (Section B.3): Please fill out….

1) Prices in Price/Cost Schedule Column(s) for the items (Volume III)

2) Grand Total Block

Clauses (Section C):

1) Please read through in its entirety. There is no need to return Section C as a copy will be provided to the contractor who the contract award is made to.

Attachments (Section D):

1) Review attachments A, B, G, H, I and VAAR 852.219-75.

2) Complete and return attachments A, G, H and VAAR 852.219-75 with your quote package.

Solicitation Provisions (Section E):

1) Please read provisions through their entirety.

2) Complete task listed above as part of the quote documentation.

CONTRACT AWARD: A firm-fixed-price contract may be awarded to the offeror whose quote represents the best value to the Government after comparative analysis.

Submit QUOTE Packages to rene.impey@va.gov https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations

C.2 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR

2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years.

(End of Clause)

C.3 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025)

(DEVIATION)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

American Security Drone Act-covered foreign entity means an entity included on a list that the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) develops and maintains and publishes in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov (section 1822 of Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C.