3650--A-Frame Guide Purchase from KNAPP Sole Source RFQ

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 15, through its NCO 15 Consolidated Mail-Out Pharmacy (CMOP) contracting office, has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement for A-Frame automated system dispensing channels. The procurement will be awarded to KNAPP Inc., a large business, under the authority of FAR 13.501(a) for the purchase of equipment used to dispense prepackaged pharmaceuticals. The solicitation number is 36C77025Q0255 and falls under Product Service Code 3650 for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing Machinery. KNAPP Inc. has been identified as the sole source vendor because they are the manufacturer of the A-Frame system and the only known vendor with the necessary parts and expertise to install the equipment. The contracting office is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, with Contracting Officer Larry Zaritz serving as the point of contact.

The purpose of this procurement is to upgrade the Dallas CMOP's current UUA (A-Frame) equipment to increase both reliability and throughput by replacing 96 original channels with new ones. The specific technical components required include Support Profile RAL7043 1320-M, SDA2007, Support Bracket RAL7043 1320-M, SDA2007, and Magazine P1=0 RAL7043 1320-M, SDA2007. Interested parties must submit responses by June 17, 2025, at 10:00 Central Time. This is a sole source procurement, meaning only KNAPP Inc. is eligible to participate due to their unique position as the original manufacturer with proprietary expertise. The procurement operates under NAICS Code 333922 for Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing and represents a critical infrastructure upgrade for the Veterans Affairs pharmacy dispensing operations.