6525--Pentero 800S

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 is procuring one Pentero 800S surgical microscope system for the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital's Otolaryngology clinic in Tampa, Florida. The solicitation seeks a complete microscope system with specific components including 2x Widefield Push-in Eyepieces, Co-observation Face-to-face with foldable tube, Infrared Module, Resolution Enhancer, 4K Camera, Monitor cover, and HFC Foot control panel, or an approved equivalent meeting the same functional specifications. This procurement addresses critical operational needs as the Otolaryngology and Neurosurgical sections currently share a single Zeiss Kinevo microscope, creating scheduling conflicts and delays in surgical care that sometimes require sending Veterans to community care facilities. Quotes are due by 10:00 AM Eastern Time on September 22, 2025, and must be submitted electronically to Contracting Officer Marcus Lewis at Marcus.Lewis2@va.gov. Vendors must provide a letter from the Original Equipment Manufacturer confirming they are a Certified or Registered Distributor as part of their submission requirements.

This solicitation operates under NAICS code 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 1,250 employees and does not utilize any set-aside designation. The procurement is structured as a firm-fixed-price contract with delivery required within 90 days after receipt of order and includes a one-year warranty requirement. The contract will be performed at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital located at 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33612. The solicitation indicates that the facility currently operates a Zeiss Kinevo surgical microscope as the primary equipment meeting clinical needs, suggesting Zeiss may have existing presence at the facility. The procurement aims to provide necessary redundancy in microscope capabilities, particularly when the existing Kinevo microscope requires repair, which has been a recurring issue affecting surgical operations over recent years.