6515--bladder scanner

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 22, is soliciting quotations for the procurement of bladder scanner equipment and related supplies under solicitation number 36C26226Q0721. The solicitation seeks five units of a BIOCON 750 Bladder Scanner with Printer and five units of a BIOCON Ultrasound Mobile Stand with Basket, or brand-name or equal products meeting specified salient characteristics including real-time ultrasonic scanning capability, non-invasive bladder volume assessment, storage capacity for up to 700 scans, voice recording capability, and built-in printer functionality. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management prior to award and must provide an Authorized Distributor Letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturer signed within the last 90 days demonstrating authorization to supply the equipment, with all supplies required to be new, manufacturer-warranted products with no remanufactured or gray-market items permitted. Contract evaluation will be based on technical acceptability and lowest price from responsible offerors meeting all salient characteristics, resulting in a firm-fixed-price award. The deadline for question submission is April 29, 2026, at 4:00 PM PST, with quotations due by May 5, 2026, at 3:00 PM PST, sent to Contract Specialist Hanan McCullick at Hanan.McCullick@va.gov.

This procurement is designated as a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and is restricted to VIP-listed verified SDVOSBs only, with winning contractors required to comply with limitations on subcontracting, including restrictions on paying more than 50 percent of the government payment amount to non-VIP-listed SDVOSB firms for supplies. No specific budget range or award value has been disclosed in the solicitation materials. The place of performance is located at the Southern Arizona VA Medical Center, 3601 S 6th Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85723, with the contracting office located in Long Beach, California. All supplies must be delivered to the Tucson facility, and payment will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer through the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas, with monthly invoicing through VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System or equivalent EDI formats. The solicitation was issued on April 27, 2026, with a 30-day archival period following the response deadline.