6515--Scales and Shower Chairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration, specifically the Wake County VA Outpatient Clinic in Garner, North Carolina, is preparing to solicit offers for medical equipment including scales, commode chairs, shower chairs, and transfer benches. The procurement will be conducted through Request for Quote (RFQ) 36C24625Q0642, which is scheduled to be issued on April 16, 2025, with responses due by April 22, 2025. Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award, and the solicitation will require contractors to provide all necessary labor, parts, tools, materials, equipment, supervision, and technical expertise. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract that encompasses all terms, conditions, provisions, and specifications outlined in the solicitation. While specific evaluation criteria were not explicitly detailed in the pre-solicitation notice, contractors will need to demonstrate compliance with the technical requirements and SAM registration.

The procurement is designated as a 100% Small Business set-aside under NAICS Code 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing. The contract's performance period will span from April 30, 2025 (or the date of award) through August 30, 2025, representing approximately a four-month engagement. The total contract value and specific quantities of medical equipment were not specified in the pre-solicitation notice. Interested small businesses will need to carefully review the full solicitation documents, which will be available for download from the Federal Business Opportunities website, with the understanding that contractors are responsible for obtaining all documents and amendments without further notification from the Contracting Officer. The primary point of contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist Rachel Watkins, who can be reached via email at Rachel.Watkins2@va.gov for potential inquiries.