6530--Seattle VAMC Patient Lift Replacement

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 20, is seeking qualified vendors to procure and install ceiling-mounted patient lift systems at the Seattle VA Medical Center. The requirement encompasses the procurement, design, delivery, installation, training, and warranty services for Guldmann GH3+ lift systems with 825-pound capacity (605-pound capacity for Radiology applications) featuring wired hand controls, LCD screens, internal scales, and UL certification. Vendors must be manufacturer-authorized to provide new equipment only and must demonstrate capability through third-party structural engineering verification and comprehensive installation planning that includes infection control protocols. Key qualifications include the ability to deliver and install equipment within four months of contract award during standard 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM duty hours while minimizing disruption to patient care operations, and vendors must provide a minimum three-year warranty with all associated travel, labor, and shipping costs included. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice are due by May 6, 2026, at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, with the procurement classified under Product Service Code 6530 and NAICS Code 339113 as a firm-fixed-price supply purchase.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designation and is open to small businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, small business manufacturers, and large businesses. The project involves approximately 146 system installations across 21 line items distributed throughout multiple departments including the Emergency Department, Community Living Center, Oncology, Medical/Surgical units, Spinal Cord Injury unit, and Radiology departments, with roughly 135 removals of existing equipment. The scope spans Building 100 across multiple floors (1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th) and Building 102's Emergency Department, requiring installation of patient lifts and slings in patient rooms, nursing units, and isolation areas with specific attention to avoiding existing ceiling obstacles such as Centrak systems and sprinkler heads. While no specific award value is disclosed in the pre-solicitation documentation, the comprehensive nature of the requirement across multiple departments and buildings indicates a substantial procurement. No current incumbent contractor information is provided in the pre-solicitation materials.