6515--VISN 6 Consolidated Patient Ceiling Lift Procurement (VA-26-00040084)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 seeks an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract for patient ceiling lift systems and installation services across eight medical centers and multiple healthcare clinics in the Mid-Atlantic region, with proposals due August 17, 2026. The procurement is unrestricted and carries no set-aside.

Place of performance includes VA medical centers in Asheville, Durham, Hampton, Fayetteville, Richmond, Salem, and Salisbury, North Carolina and Virginia, plus subordinate healthcare centers, totaling approximately 817 ceiling lifts. The NAICS code is 339113, Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing; PSC code is 6515, Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies.

All lift systems must meet ISO 10535 standards and provide minimum 600-pound standard and 825-pound bariatric lifting capacities. Integrated scales must achieve 0.5 percent accuracy without reducing lifting height. Systems require continuous charge rail with automatic recharging, emergency stopping and lowering mechanisms, and rechargeable batteries rated for at least 20 lift cycles at 250 pounds per cycle. The contractor must be certified to work on overhead lift systems and provide stamped structural drawings and calculations by registered engineers. Installation includes site walkthroughs, infection control risk assessments up to Level 4, up to ten training sessions covering all shifts, weight and function testing per VA Patient Safety Alert AL14-07, and facility restoration at no additional cost. The contractor shall deliver checklists to the Contracting Officer within seven days of installation.

Base period runs September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with four optional one-year extension periods through August 31, 2031. The guaranteed minimum order is $2,500,000 over the contract life, with a ceiling of $16,323,723. Evaluation criteria weigh technical capability and past performance (combined as more important) and price. Questions are due August 5, 2026, directed to Gordon Burns at gordon.burns@va.gov. Active SAM registration is required at submission and award.