6515--Aethon Zena Rx Smart Autonomous Mobile Robots, Durham VAMC
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 36C24626Q0217
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 6
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VA NCO 6) has issued a Special Notice announcing its intent to sole source a procurement contract with Aethon Inc. for four Aethon Zena Rx smart autonomous mobile robots designated for the Durham VA Medical Center. This Special Notice, posted on December 12, 2025, represents the government's notification to potential competitors that it intends to negotiate with a single source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and FAR 13.106-1(b). The procurement falls under NAICS code 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) and is classified under PSC 6515 (Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies). Interested parties are invited to demonstrate their capabilities and interest in this requirement prior to the government's final sourcing decision. This notice serves as the government's transparency mechanism to allow other qualified vendors an opportunity to present alternative solutions before the sole source award is finalized.
The primary objective of this procurement is to provide preventative maintenance services for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) medical supplies and equipment at the Durham VA Medical Center, with a one-year period of performance. Interested parties must submit their capabilities and intent to Monique Cordero at monique.cordero@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM EST on December 22, 2025, with all submissions provided at no cost or obligation to the government. Contractors must be authorized OEM dealers, distributors, or resellers, verified through authorization letters or documentation directly from the OEM, and are strictly prohibited from supplying gray market items or remanufactured equipment. Only vendors who can demonstrate OEM authorization and maintain the OEM's warranty and service provisions are eligible to participate in this procurement. The government retains sole discretion in making the final contract award decision, and telephone inquiries will not be accepted as part of the response process.
Notice text
INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE
The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 6, on behalf of the Wilmington Health Care Clinic intends to enter into a sole source procurement with Aethon INC., 100 Business Center Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205.
NAICS code 339113-Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. The proposed contract action is to provide four (4) Aethon Zena Rx smart autonomous mobile robots the Durham VA Medical Center. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, using the procedures under FAR 13.106-1 (b), Soliciting from a single source. Contract will be for a period of performance of one year. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation. Interested parties may identify their interest in the requirement and capabilities to monique.cordero@va.gov no later than 10:00 AM EST, Dec.22, 2024. Telephone inquirers will not be accepted. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.
Gray market items are Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) goods sold through unauthorized channels in direct competition with authorized distributors. This procurement is for preventative maintenance of OEM medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e., replacement parts) for the Durham VA Medical Center. No remanufacture or gray market items will be acceptable.
Vendor shall be an OEM, authorized dealer, authorized distributor or authorized reseller for the proposed medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment (i.e., replacement parts), verified by an authorization letter or other documents from the OEM, such that the OEM s warranty and service are provided and maintained by the OEM. All software licensing, warranty and service associated with the medical supplies, medical equipment and/or services contracts for maintenance of medical equipment shall be in accordance with the OEM terms and conditions.
The delivery of gray market items to the VA in the fulfillment of an order/award constitutes a breach of contract. Accordingly, the VA reserves the right to enforce any of its contractual remedies. This includes termination of contract or, solely at the VA s election, allowing the Vendor to replace, at no cost to the Government, any remanufactured or gray market item(s) delivered to the VA medical facility upon discovery of such items.
No solicitation will be made. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to complete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| 36C24626Q0217_1.docx | DOCX document |
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