6515--Sara Flex

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 has canceled solicitation 36C25726Q0831 for Sara Flex patient sit-to-stand lift equipment, with the cancellation effective September 1, 2026, and the requirement moved to Fiscal Year 2027.

The solicitation was a 100% small business set-aside for seven units each of Sara Flex Powered Sit-Stand with Scale (Product #HEB1000-01), Standard Wipeable Sling Size Medium (Product #TSS.501W-L1), and Standard Wipeable Sling Size Large (Product #TSS.502W-L1), procured on a firm-fixed-price basis under simplified acquisition procedures. Place of performance was the North Texas Healthcare Center, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas 75216. The original proposal due date was September 2, 2026, at 3:00 PM Central Time, with technical questions due August 17 at 10:00 AM CST.

Evaluation compared technical capability and price. Volume 1 submissions required technical capability demonstrating compliance with salient characteristics, including descriptive literature for "equal" products; Volume 2 contained firm, fixed pricing to be held firm for 60 calendar days from the offer due date. If the offeror was not the original equipment manufacturer, an authorized distributor letter from the OEM was required. Required representations and certifications included small business status, trade agreements compliance, place of manufacture disclosure, and security prohibitions compliance. The NAICS code is 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing); PSC is 6515 (Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies). Contact Contract Specialist Lesley Kitchen at Lesley.Kitchen@va.gov or 972-708-0818.