6515--Veterans Healthcare Administration Salt Lake City Health Care System (VHASLCHCS) Ostomy & Gastrostomy Supplies Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Attachment 5 - Answer to Question

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 seeks qualified contractors to supply ostomy and gastrostomy medical supplies to the Salt Lake City Health Care System under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract, with proposals due April 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET and questions due April 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Place of performance is Salt Lake City, Utah, with service area covering Utah and portions of Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, serving approximately 175 veterans. The contractor must establish and maintain a business location within the Salt Lake City metropolitan area with office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The contract structure consists of a one-year base period (April 6, 2026 to April 5, 2027) plus four one-year option periods extending through April 5, 2031.

The contract is unrestricted with no set-aside. NAICS code 339113 applies with a small business size standard of 800 employees. Offerors must be authorized OEM dealers, distributors, or resellers verified by authorization letters; gray market and remanufactured items are prohibited and constitute breach of contract. New OEM supplies only are acceptable. All offers must include a completed Buy American Certificate and VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting–Certificate of Compliance. If applicable, offerors must verify SDVOSB or VOSB status through SBA VetCert certification at quote submission and award.

The guaranteed minimum order is $25,000 in the first year, with a contract maximum not to exceed $4 million over the life of the contract. Pricing is firm-fixed price on an all-or-nothing basis, with all costs for delivery, mailing, and handling included in line-item pricing. The Government evaluates offers on technical capability, past performance (three relevant references from the past five years), and price. Delivery options include direct mail, pickup at contractor's location, local delivery within 30 miles of the medical center, or delivery to Enterostomal Therapy Nurses, with same-day delivery expected for standard items ordered before 11:00 a.m.