6515--RQI Simulation Stations

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA) is seeking to procure 5 RQI Simulation Stations for the Puget Sound VA Medical Center through a combined synopsis/solicitation. The procurement involves brand name or equal training equipment compatible with Resusci Baby and Resusci Anne QCPR manikins, including mobile carts with specific accessories like laptop arms and storage areas. The solicitation, identified by number 36C26025Q0317, will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03, with the primary evaluation criteria focusing on technical ability, past performance, and price—with technical and past performance being more important than cost. Quotes must be submitted via email to Nicholas.Heintz@VA.gov by 2:00 PM MST on 04/01/2024, and no late submissions will be accepted. The VA will award a firm-fixed price purchase order to the response most advantageous to the government.

The solicitation is 100% set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 339112, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. The contract requires delivery of the RQI Simulation Stations within 60 days after receipt of order to the Puget Sound VA Medical Center Warehouse, located at 1660 South Columbian Way in Seattle, Washington. While specific award value is not disclosed, the procurement is structured as a purchase order for medical training equipment. The business seeking to fulfill this contract must be verified for ownership and control pursuant to 38 CFR 74 and listed in the SBA's Dynamic Small Business Search under the specified NAICS code. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents, and the procurement appears to be a new equipment acquisition for medical training purposes at the VA medical facility.