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SUBJECT*

Sources Sought for Brand Name or Equal to RT300 Cycle and Xcite2 for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 23

2101 NORTH ELM STREET (04-S)

FARGO ND 58102

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Minneapolis VA Health Care System

One Veterans Drive

Minneapolis MN

DESCRIPTION

The Minneapolis Health Care System requires Mobile Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy System and Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycle system with the Salient Characteristics listed below in Statement of Work.

This is a sources sought looking for businesses to provide the supplies listed below for market research purposes. No awards of a contract will be made from this announcement.

If you are a vendor that can provide the requested information above and required supplies described below with competitive pricing, send your information (to include your organization's Unique Entity Identifier number) with a description of proof of capability to: theresa.thunder@va.gov on or before May 14th, 2026. Only emailed responses will be considered.

Additionally, please provide answers as appropriate to the following questions in the table below with your response to this sources sought. Failure to respond to the following questions may affect the acquisition strategy.

*If applicable, VAAR 852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting—Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Veteran Owned Small-Businesses.* *If applicable, VAAR 852.212-71 Gray Market Items, will apply to the potential solicitation.* *If applicable, FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, will apply to the potential solicitation if set-aside for Small-Businesses. *

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Statement of Work

1. Project Title Mobile Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy System and Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycle Exercise System

2. Background Minneapolis VA Healthcare System (MVAHCS) has a need to procure equipment for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Minneapolis VAMC. The functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycle exercise systems are motorized rehabilitation devices used to stimulate leg, arm, and trunk muscles. It helps patients who rely on wheelchairs and patients who may have neurological conditions cycle - which promotes blood circulation and encourages muscle strengthening.

Minneapolis VA Healthcare System (MVAHCS) has a need to procure a mobile functional electrical stimulation (FES) therapy system equipment for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Minneapolis VAMC. The mobile FES therapy system is used to enhance functional activity in neurologically impaired Veteran patients. These devices send electrical impulses to activate paralyzed for weak muscles in precise sequence, to stimulate a muscle disabled after a neurological event such as spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and stroke. The mobile FES therapy system is most commonly used for exercise, but also to assist with breathing, grasping, transferring, standing and walking. It can also lead to improved bladder and bowel function. FES provides real aerobic exercise in people who otherwise can’t move on their own, boosting heart and lung functions, improving strength and circulation, building muscle mass, even in Veterans with high quadriplegia.

3. Scope MVAHCS is seeking a firm fixed price to purchase, deliver, install and train for Brand Name or Equal to the RT300 cycle exercise system and the Xcite mobile FES therapy systems to assist veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders in their daily living.

4. Salient Characteristics/Required Compatibilities:

Brand name or equal to the RTI FES Cycle manufactured by Restorative Therapies:

a. Provides real-time biofeedback

b. Uses integrated functional electrical stimulation to target a variety of stimulation

c. 12 channels of stimulation (minimum)

d. Combined therapy

e. Off-Device activity programs

f. Auto-progression and progress reporting

g. Active Spasm Management

h. Remote Adjustability

i. Compact size

j. Wheels for portability

k. Provides interval, gait and isokinetic programs

l. Bilateral or Unilateral stimulation

m. While leg cycling, the patient can stimulate up to 12 muscle groups in one or both legs and trunk

n. While arm cycling, the patient can stimulate up to 12 muscle groups in one or both arms and trunk

Brand name or Equal to Xcite2 manufactured by Restorative Therapies:

a. 12 channels of FES

b. Libraries for upper extremity, lower extremity, general activities

c. Battery powered stimulator

d. Mobile therapy cart

e. Two Stimulation Cables

f. 10 sets of Electrodes for UE and LE

g. Onsite training

h. Two Advanced FPS Course scholarships – eligible for CEU’s - Expires 1 year from date of purchase

i. Ability for patients to participate in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) training, mobility training, or exercises with coordinated FES to corresponding muscle groups.

j. Ability to provide high-repetition, massed practice of FES-supported functional activities to help stimulate the nervous system and re-educate muscle to perform relevant tasks that have become difficult due to weakness or paralysis.

k. Library of at least 40 dynamic task specific activities, including UE and LE activities as well as hand and general activities, to promote neuromuscular re-education that enables the patient to activate core stabilization muscles and undo compensation patterns.

l. At least 3 and up to 12 muscle group pre-programmed movement pattern activities with the correct sequenced stimulation pattern to perform the prescribed activity with audible and visual cues and a wireless remove trigger to start, stop and pause activities, offering various degrees of support or assistance based on patient presentation.

m. UE activities shall include the following therapy protocols:

i. Brushing teeth

ii. Brushing hair

iii. Feeding

iv. Forward reach and grasp

v. Lateral reach and grasp

vi. Overhead reach and grasp

vii. Pressure relief push-ups

n. LE activities shall include the following therapy protocols:

i. Ankle pumps

ii. Heel slides

iii. Hip abduction

iv. Hip and knee flexion – side lying

v. Long and short arc quads

vi. Prone knee flexion

vii. Side step

viii. Sit to stand

ix. Standing squats

x. Toe taps

o. Hand activities shall include the following therapy protocols:

i. Grasp and release

ii. Handwriting

iii. Lateral pinch

iv. Lumbrical grasp

v. Opposition

vi. Tip Pinch

p. General activities shall include the following therapy protocols:

i. Bridging

ii. Heel sit to tall kneel

iii. Lateral prop to sit

iv. Plank push-ups

v. Planks

vi. Postural correction

vii. Quadruped

viii. Serratus push-ups

ix. Sit-ups

x. Supported standing

xi. Transfers

xii. Agonist-antagonist activation

q. Ability to collect, transmit and download session data onto the FES Therapy System.

r. Ability to track the patient’s progress during their rehabilitation in a de-identified manner.

5. Schedule of items:

RESTORATIVE THERAPIES XCITEV2 CLINICAL STATION WITH CART. INCLUDES; STIMULATION CABLE; CLINICAL TRAINING; INITIAL ELECTRODES INCLUDED; 36 MONTH MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY OR EQUAL

RESTORATIVE THERAPIES RT300-SLSA, 12 CHANNEL FES ERGOMETER WITH ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR ARMS, LEGS & TRUNK. INCLUDES; SAGE CONTROLLER; LEFT AND RIGHT RT60 SIX OR EQUAL CHANNEL STIMULATORS; STIMULATION CABLE; ADJUSTABLE UEARM CRANKS; ARM ATTACHMENT, CURVED; ARM REST WITH BAR GRIP; CLINICAL TRAINING; INITIAL ELECTRODES INCLUDED; 36 MONTH MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY

6. Delivery/Setup All new equipment will be shipped within 30 days of receipt of award. The contractor shall make arrangements with MVAHCS Bio-medical Staffing for delivery and installation of equipment. Delivery, installation, and training shall be completed no longer than 60 days from the award date. The contractor shall verify delivery date and time with the on-site POC at least three (3) business days prior to scheduled delivery.