6520--Dental Chairs and Associated Dental Equipment 100% Set-Aside for SDVOSBs

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 23 seeks dental chairs and associated dental equipment for the St. Cloud VA Healthcare System via RFQ 36C26326Q0965, with offers due August 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time. This is a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

Place of performance is 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56303. The procurement requires 18 complete dental operatory units, each comprising an A-dec 511 patient chair, A-dec 532 TRAD delivery system, A-dec 545 assistant instrumentation, A-dec 521 doctor's stool, A-dec 522 assistant stool, syringe mini-head kits, motors, and miscellaneous components. Equipment must meet salient characteristics including a minimum 500-pound patient weight capacity, ability to lower to 14.5 inches or less, integrated pick-up tube systems, swivel capability of 60 degrees minimum, multi-position armrests, antimicrobial silicone waterlines, and digital touchpad controls. The government seeks a "plug and play" solution requiring no construction modifications to utilities, drains, or flooring.

Installation will occur monthly over six months, with three operatories receiving new chairs during each installation visit. Offers must include pricing for labor, installation, blanket wrap shipping, de-installation of existing equipment, optional trade-in credits, component upgrades, and spare motors. The contract is a single-award, firm fixed-price purchase order with FOB destination delivery. Award is anticipated by September 1, 2026, with equipment delivery within six weeks of award or per offeror's proposed timeline.

Offerors must submit a completed Buy American Certificate, manufacturer authorization letter confirming authorized distributor status (no more than one year old), and VAAR 852.219-76 Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate. All offers shall be emailed to Joseph Bennett at Joseph.Bennett@va.gov with the RFQ number in the subject line. Evaluation will assess completeness and clarity of offer, technical compliance with specifications and delivery/installation capability, and price fairness and reasonableness; past performance will be evaluated as part of the responsibility determination. Offerors must be registered in SAM and certified SDVOSBs listed in the SBA certification database at time of submission and award. NAICS 339114; PSC 6520. Three amendments (0001, 0002, and 0003) have addressed industry questions and clarified the installation schedule as of August 18.