Audiology Exam Chair

Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 (Department of Veterans Affairs) is conducting a sources sought notice for medical equipment to be delivered to Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center Multi-Specialty CBOC in Rolla, Missouri, with responses due by July 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time. The notice is market research only and does not constitute a solicitation.

The requirement spans four pieces of equipment: one audiology exam chair with manual recline, aluminum construction, illuminated controls, articulating headrest, anti-viral upholstery, and 500-pound capacity; three ophthalmic instrument tables with adjustable heights of 23–49 inches, wheelchair accessibility, LED displays with 3-memory storage, and 300-pound load capacity; one combined autorefractor, keratometer, and wavefront analyzer with touchscreen display; and one portable operating microscope with binocular stereoscopic optics, integrated coaxial illumination, foot controls, and mobile stand for ophthalmic microsurgery.

All equipment must be manufactured per specification, comply with FDA and IEC/ISO standards, and meet VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Standardization requirements as of March 6, 2025. Initial delivery to an offsite warehouse (2701 Vandiver Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65202) runs from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. Final installation at the Rolla facility is scheduled between November 2, 2026 and January 8, 2027. The contractor must provide white-glove installation, complete verification, a manufacturer's two-year replacement warranty with free return shipping, and assume responsibility for trash removal.

Responses must be submitted via email to Ron Castle (ronald.castle@va.gov). The contracting office is located at the Network Contracting Office 15 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Work is classified under NAICS 339113 (Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing).