6515--Brand Name or Equal - Sentinel XL Powered Air Purifying Respirator

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration, specifically the Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 located in Orlando, Florida, is seeking to procure a Sentinel XL Powered Air Purifying Respirator through a pre-solicitation notice. The procurement will focus on obtaining brand name or equal respirators for use at the Orlando VA Healthcare System, with a product service code of 6515 and NAICS code 339113. Interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and prepare their responses for submission by April 17, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. The primary point of contact for this solicitation is Contract Specialist Carl Myers, who can be reached at carl.myers3@va.gov or 407-646-4023. While specific evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the pre-solicitation documents, vendors should carefully review the attached solicitation document 36C24825Q0585_1 for comprehensive requirements and submission guidelines.

The solicitation is set aside exclusively for Small Business Administration (SBA) vendors, with a small business size standard of 800 employees. The procurement will be executed as a Firm-Fixed Price contract, with the performance period running from the date of award to completion. No specific incumbent contractors or precise award values were mentioned in the pre-solicitation notice. The solicitation will be officially posted on beta.sam.gov around April 9, 2025, and will be archived 30 days after the response date. Prospective offerors should note that in addition to Carl Myers, Contracting Officer Susan Rodriguez-Perez is also associated with this procurement. Vendors interested in this opportunity should ensure they meet the small business qualifications and are prepared to submit a competitive proposal for the medical and surgical equipment procurement.