Behavioral Health Anti-Ligature Furniture for Alexandria LA VAMC

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 is soliciting offers for behavioral health anti-ligature furniture for the Alexandria LA VAMC. The procurement requires 40 armless dining/group chairs and 6 round cafe tables (48-inch diameter) specifically designed for inpatient mental health units. All furniture must be new commercial products meeting anti-ligature and weaponization-resistant standards, including factory-weighted chairs with a minimum of 50 pounds integrated non-removable ballast, sealed seams, no exposed hardware, and tamper-resistant fasteners. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract without discussions based on initial offers, and offerors must submit technical datasheets, color and finish documentation, quality and durability evidence, delivery plans, warranty terms, and past performance summaries for comparable behavioral health furniture projects. Questions must be submitted by February 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM CST, with proposals due by March 2, 2026 at 7:30 AM CST.

This solicitation is a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside under NAICS code 337127 with a 500-employee size standard, requiring all qualifying offerors to include the signed Limitations on Subcontracting certification with their offer. No specific budget amount is listed in the solicitation documents. Delivery is required FOB destination within 60 calendar days after award to the Alexandria VAMC warehouse in Pineville, Louisiana, with the Government bearing inspection and acceptance at destination. All furniture must be non-porous and cleanable with hospital-grade disinfectants, finished in earth-tone colors only. Offerors must be registered in SAM and SBA databases, and the contracting officer is Bennett Smith (bennett.smith2@va.gov).