6515--Surgical Grade Instruments

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration is seeking surgical-grade instruments to replenish and provide redundancy for operating room trays at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center following a quality review in September 2025 that identified 10,313 non-conforming instruments requiring removal from service. The procurement specifies 29 line items of specialized arthroscopic and surgical instruments including punches, graspers, scissors, retrievers, and shoulder arthroscopy system instruments that must meet strict requirements for high-quality stainless steel construction, autoclavability for steam sterilization, clear catalog number and barcode marking, and resistance to wear, rust, and damage. This solicitation incorporates standard FAR clauses for commercial products and services, including Buy American compliance provisions and various certifications regarding responsible business conduct and foreign restrictions. The offer due date is March 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT, with the Contracting Officer Quincy Alexander available at 334-725-2819 for inquiries. The evaluation criteria and specific scoring methodologies are not detailed in the available documentation, though the procurement emphasizes quality and compliance with military-grade specifications.

This is a 100% small business set-aside for unrestricted competition under NAICS code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) with a 1,000-employee size standard, though no incumbent contractor or current supplier is identified in the solicitation materials. The contract does not specify an explicit award value or budget range in the available documentation. Delivery is required to the Atlanta VAMC Campus Warehouse located at 1670 Clairmont Road, Decatur, Georgia 30033, with payment terms set at NET 30 and all invoices to be submitted electronically. The award/effective date is listed as March 12, 2026, which predates the offer due date, suggesting this may reflect an administrative scheduling notation rather than the actual contract award timeline. Interested small businesses in surgical instrument manufacturing should note the compressed solicitation timeline, with only six days between the posted date of March 20, 2026 and the March 26, 2026 response deadline.