6530--FY 26: Centrella Beds for Point of Care NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE-SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 (VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office 8) has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a contract for Centrella Beds for Point of Care services in Puerto Rico. This special notice, posted on March 10, 2026, announces the contracting office's intention to award a commodities contract exclusively to Baxter/Hill-ROM under the authority of FAR part 8.405-6(1)(B). The Centrella bed has been identified as the sole provider capable of meeting the government's specific requirements, as it is the only bed model that successfully passes entrapment risk testing across all safety zones as validated by the Safe Patient Handling and Movement Program Manager. The notice applies to NAICS code 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) with a small business size standard of 800 employees and PSC Code 6530 (Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies).

The purpose of this notice is to inform interested parties of the government's intent to conduct a noncompetitive procurement while providing an opportunity for parties to challenge the sole source justification by submitting clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. Responses must be submitted by March 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time via email to Contract Specialist Darrin Alexander at darrin.alexander2@va.gov. The anticipated contract will be awarded as a commodities procurement with a delivery timeline of 150 days after receipt of order (ARO). This notice is not a formal request for proposals or offers, and no solicitation package is available at this time. Any party wishing to compete must demonstrate substantial justification for opening the procurement to competition within the specified deadline.