5340--Ligature resistant door hardware for mental health inpatient

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 is soliciting ligature resistant door hardware and fire-rated anti-ligature panic hardware for the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. The procurement includes ligature resistant mortise roller latch assemblies (10 units for female rooms and 21 units for male rooms), Falcon fire-rated 25 Series concealed vertical rod devices with lever trim (4 units), and Accurate ligature resistant panic bar modifications (4 units), along with all associated installation labor, materials, equipment, project management, training, and warranty services. Key contract requirements mandate that all equipment must be delivered and installed within 180 days of order receipt, with installation restricted to business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) in an occupied inpatient mental health facility, requiring contractor personnel to comply with facility security, infection control, and patient safety protocols. The solicitation is a firm-fixed-price acquisition structured as a small business set-aside under FAR Part 13 open market acquisition. The offer due date is February 3, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. PST, and the Contracting Officer is Alex Hernandez.

This is a 100% small business set-aside with a size standard of 750 employees under NAICS code 332510 (Hardware Manufacturing). No incumbent contractor or award value is specified in the solicitation documents. The solicitation requires delivery and installation at VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Building 520, located at 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304, with invoices submitted electronically following completion, inspection, and acceptance of all items and payment made via electronic funds transfer. The floor plan documentation indicates two specific locations within Building 520 where panic hardware installations are required, one on the B Wing side and one on the C Wing side of the facility. The scope encompasses specialized hardware designed for mental health inpatient environments with emphasis on ligature resistance and fire-rated performance standards certified to ANSI and UL specifications.