9999--UPS Batteries

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA) is seeking to procure 80 UPS batteries for the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center located in Houston, Texas. The solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for 12-volt, 155 amp hour sealed lead acid batteries with a 3-year warranty, specifically the HSL3300 IB 12 155 SLA INS model or an equivalent. Vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and certified through the Small Business Administration's VetCert program as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The contract will be evaluated using a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology, considering both technical capability and price factors. Responses to the solicitation are due by December 12, 2024, at 1:00 PM Central Time, with the government anticipating a Firm-Fixed Price Single-Award standalone contract.

This procurement is specifically set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses under NAICS code 335999 for Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing. The batteries will be delivered to the VA Medical Center warehouse in Houston during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. While no specific incumbent or current contractor is mentioned, the solicitation emphasizes strict compliance requirements, including potential rejection of quotes if vendor registration and certification cannot be verified. The anticipated contract represents a targeted procurement for specialized electrical equipment to support medical center operations. The total contract value is not explicitly stated, but the requirement is for 80 battery units to be procured through this streamlined commercial item acquisition process under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6 and Part 13.5.