Critical Care Hospital Bed Rentals (Hill-Rom OR EQUAL)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 8, is conducting market research for critical care hospital bed rentals at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida, with responses due August 24, 2026 by 5:00 PM EST. This Sources Sought Notice is for Hill-Rom or equivalent equipment and does not constitute a binding solicitation.

Responses must be submitted to LeTray.Womble@va.gov as brief capability statements (1–3 pages maximum, 5-page limit including equipment brochures). The anticipated contract will run from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2031 (base year plus four one-year option periods), with FOB Destination delivery at the hospital location.

The contractor must supply nine categories of medical equipment on a rental or rent-to-own basis: Hospital Surgical Beds (4 Compella beds with CLRT, 17 with foam, 205 with trapeze, 1 with both), ICU-Grade Hospital Bed Systems (6,409 Progressa beds), Air-Fluidized Therapy Beds (2,197 Envella beds, 4,521 with trapeze), Low-Air-Loss Pressure-Redistributing Therapy Surfaces (11 P500 models), and Bariatric Recliners with Integrated Low-Air-Loss Therapeutic Surfaces (147 units). Equipment must meet NFPA-99 electrical safety requirements, FDA compliance, and Safe Patient Handling standards. The contractor must provide 24/7/365 delivery and retrieval capability, on-site repair response within 24 hours, Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician support, equipment cleaning and decontamination prior to delivery, and bear all maintenance, repair, and replacement costs. NAICS code 532490 applies with a size standard of $40 million. Respondents must include SAM Unique Entity ID, SBA socioeconomic status, applicable contract vehicles, capability evidence, authorized distributor letters, and applicable industry standards documentation.