6515--NEW - CARDIOLOGY EXAM CHAIRS El Paso

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 seeks three Champion T4-BC Stretcher Chairs with lithium batteries and black cushions (Brand Name or Equal), with proposals due June 5, 2026, by 12:00 PM CDT and technical questions due May 29, 2026, by 9:00 AM CDT. This is a total small business set-aside.

Place of performance is Fort Bliss, Texas 79906 (facility warehouse at 6 Founders Boulevard, Suite B, El Paso, Texas 79906). Delivery must occur within 60 days of contract award. NAICS code is 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing; PSC is 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies.

The chairs must meet salient characteristics including code arrest capability, bariatric accommodation with minimum seat width of 26 inches, power height adjustment with gas-spring assisted backrest, patient transfer positioning at 17–20 inches, oxygen tank holders, built-in collapsible IV poles, remote control operation, lockable steerable wheels, memory foam cushions, and AC/DC capability. Chairs must fit within 8-by-14-foot exam rooms. The contractor must be an Original Equipment Manufacturer authorized dealer or authorized distributor providing new equipment only, with installation, delivery, and unloading included in the quote. A minimum two-year warranty with six-year frame/weld warranty is required, along with chargeable/interchangeable batteries (minimum two per unit). Contractors must disclose next steps and service processes within one hour of service inquiries but are not required to physically service equipment within that timeframe.

Contract type is firm-fixed-price with base performance period June 22, 2026, to June 21, 2027. Offers must include completed SF-1449 forms, technical documentation demonstrating compliance, warranty information, delivery timeframes, and fully completed pricing schedules. Payment is made upon receipt and final acceptance through electronic funds transfer via VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System. Direct questions to Contracting Officer Janice Malbon at janice.malbon@va.gov.