6515--Patient Lift Replacement Parts

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 seeks Guldmann patient lift replacement parts and OEM-trained certified installation services for the D wing of a Continuing Living Center, with quotes due July 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT. This procurement is set-aside exclusively for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) and conducted as a competitive best-value acquisition using Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation procedures under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.

Place of performance is 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, Texas 76504. The requirement includes 21 Guldmann GH3+ 550-pound capacity hoists with integrated scales, GH2 conversion trolleys, and hanger bars. Installation must be performed by OEM-trained and certified laborers and must accommodate VA Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) requirements up to Level III, with light cleaning post-installation and two mobilization events of four rooms installed per day. Offerors must supply new parts only, ensure compatibility with existing equipment, and hold current SDVOSB certification in the SBA database at time of offer and award.

SDVOSB contractors are subject to limitations on subcontracting, including a 50 percent cap on government payment to non-certified SDVOSB firms for supplies and products, excluding material costs. Offerors must submit the SF 1449 form fully executed in blocks 30a–30c, the VAAR 852.219-76 limitations on subcontracting certificate of compliance, product literature verifying exact items, and three past performance references from similar-sized contracts completed within the past three years. The offer validity period is 60 calendar days. Payment is via Electronic Funds Transfer upon final inspection and acceptance, with invoices submitted electronically through the VA's Tungsten Network system. Contracting Officer Joseph A. Leyte (210-237-0509, Joseph.Leyte@va.gov) administers the contract.