6515-- NX EQ Ultrasonic Aspirator System: Tissue Ablation (VA-27-00010132)

The VA Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick seeks offers for NX EQ Ultrasonic Aspirator System: Tissue Ablation equipment and related accessories under Solicitation 36C10X27R0005, with proposals due December 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. The acquisition is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns. It is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products under Parts 12 and 15 of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, and no separate written solicitation will be issued.

Offerors must submit descriptive literature showing compliance with every salient characteristic in Attachment B. Proposals that fail any salient characteristic are rated Unacceptable and are ineligible for award. Only new OEM equipment is acceptable, and refurbished, remanufactured, and gray market items are excluded. Attachment B references the Cusa Clarity Ultrasonic Aspirator System or equal. The requirement covers 29 CLINs with an estimated 5 units per year per CLIN, across a 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. Pricing must include a 3 percent SLA charge for each year, and the pricing volume must align with the technical volume.

Place of performance is listed as Independence, Kansas 67301. Delivery is FOB Destination to VA facilities, with specific locations and dates set in individual orders, and the Attachment B summary describes CONUS and OCONUS delivery, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Evaluation begins with a literature review of the salient characteristics on a pass/fail basis. Additional factors include design features and handpiece variety, ease of setup and use, clinical indications, patient safety features, warranty terms, and training and customer support. The source states no weighting. Offerors submit up to three past performance references from the past three years, and the VA distributes questionnaires to those references. Questions go to Contract Specialist Michael Andrews at Michael.Andrews6@va.gov or 770-468-3143, using the industry questions template in Attachment D.