6650--Vestibular Testing Equipment (VA-25-00089994)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 has issued a Notice of Intent to Sole Source for vestibular testing equipment for two VA health care facilities in North Carolina. The VA Network Contracting Office 6 in Hampton, Virginia intends to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract to e3 Diagnostics, Inc. for equipment delivery to the South Charlotte Veterans Health Care Center and Kernersville VA Health Care Center. The procurement falls under NAICS code 339112 (Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,000 employees and PSC category 6650 for optical instruments and test equipment. The contract will provide two units each of specialized vestibular testing equipment including Visual Eyes 525b, EyeSeeCam, OtoAccess Database, Air Fx, Aqua Stim, TV/Monitor Wall Mount, along with installation and training services.

The purpose of this notice is to inform the marketplace of the government's intent to procure from a single source under FAR 13.106-1(b) authority, while providing an opportunity for other responsible sources to demonstrate their capabilities. Interested contractors must submit information demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement by 1:00 PM EST on July 29, 2025, via email to amy.balicat@va.gov, as telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The notice explicitly states it is not a request for competitive quotations, and the government reserves sole discretion in determining whether to compete the requirement based on responses received. Supporting evidence must be provided in sufficient detail to prove capability, and the government will not reimburse any costs associated with preparing responses to this notification. The information collected will be used to determine the final acquisition strategy for this specialized medical equipment procurement.