5411--decon shelter

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 is procuring one X28 2-Line Decontamination Shelter for Durham VA Medical Center. This equipment is designed for mass decontamination, infrastructure protection, and mass casualty triage operations, featuring an articulating external aluminum frame with locking straps for rapid deployment, UV-stable and fire-retardant fabric, 360-degree interior spray jets with individual on/off capability, and removable divider curtains to separate ambulatory and non-ambulatory decontamination lines. Bidders must submit technical proposals not exceeding 25 pages demonstrating capability, provide documentation of at least two similar contracts from the past three years, and demonstrate authorization as an authorized distributor with no grey market supplies. Evaluation will prioritize technical capability, past performance, and price, with particular emphasis on recent relevant experience and responsiveness to customer needs. Proposals are due by April 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT, and offerors must acknowledge receipt of Amendment 0001, which corrected brand-specific language in the original solicitation to clarify that comparable decon shelters meeting the salient characteristics are acceptable.

This solicitation is designated as a small business set-aside with a total estimated award amount of $13.5 million and will result in a firm-fixed-price award based on the lowest-price technically acceptable offer. The base period of performance runs from April 20, 2026 to July 31, 2026, with delivery required to Durham VA Medical Center at 508 Fulton Street, Durham, North Carolina 27705. Quoters must submit bids via email and include pricing for shipping charges as a separate line item. No incumbent contractor or current contractor information has been identified in the solicitation materials. The contracting officer for this procurement is Byron Brown of Network Contracting Office 6 in Hampton, Virginia.