6530--RE-SOLICITATION OPEN MARKET BRAND NAME OR EQUAL TO Hillrom Hospital Beds

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 20, is soliciting bids for 26 hospital beds and ancillary items specified as brand name or equal to Hill-Rom Centrella Smart+ beds for the VA Community Living Center in Vancouver, Washington. The solicitation requires offerors to provide 13 Centrella Smart Beds and 13 CNT-355 Centrella Smart+ beds with associated equipment including nurse call siderails, accessory outlets, patient helper brackets, and patient helper sleeves. Key contract requirements include demonstrating the ability to meet extensive salient characteristics such as powered air mattress technology, bed exit silence alarms, one-button chair conversion, Wi-Fi connectivity for up to 32 patients, in-bed scale capability up to 500 pounds, and numerous safety and convenience features detailed in the solicitation. Award will be made to the lowest-priced offeror meeting all mandatory requirements, and responsive quotes must include manufacturer information, literature confirming capability to meet specifications, authorized distributor letters if applicable, and warranty details. Questions must be submitted electronically to christine.lindsey@va.gov by March 6, 2026, with responses due by March 11, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. EST.

This is an unrestricted solicitation with no set-aside designation, open to all contractors. No incumbent contractor is identified in the notice. While no specific contract value or budget range is provided, the procurement covers 26 hospital beds with multiple ancillary items totaling 65 line items across equipment categories. Delivery must be completed within 90 days after order receipt to the Vancouver facility, with payment terms of net 30 days upon government acceptance. The performance location is the VA Community Living Center in Vancouver, Washington, and this commercial item procurement falls under NAICS 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing) and PSC code 6530 (Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils, and Supplies).