CTX Employee Uniform Purchase

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 seeks bulk employee uniforms for the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, with proposals due November 2, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CST. This procurement is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside.

Place of performance is Doris Miller VA Medical Center, Building 226, 4800 Memorial Drive, Waco, Texas 76711. The requirement covers 285 line items spanning Environmental Management Services, Supply Chain Management, Nutritious & Food Service, and Engineering Services departments, including Red Kap polo shirts, industrial work shirts, chef coats, Regent shirts and pants, Dickies cargo pants, soft-shell jackets, lab coats, and scrub tops and bottoms in various sizes and colors. All uniforms require custom embroidery with "Central Texas VA" and department-specific text using gold stitching. Contractor must provide image mock-ups and material samples prior to bidding and supply timelines for special-order items.

This is a firm-fixed-price indefinite-quantity contract with a base year from November 20, 2026, through November 19, 2027, and four option years through November 19, 2031. Contractor must complete uniform orders within 15–30 calendar days from request date and deliver FOB Destination during normal business hours (8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CST, Monday–Friday, excluding federal holidays). Evaluation uses Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable criteria. Offerors must submit a signed SF 1449, VAAR Clause 852.219-75 certificate of compliance, price and cost schedule with unit prices rounded to the nearest hundredth, capability statement, and three past performance references from similar-sized contracts performed within the past three years as prime contractors. Technical questions are due October 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. CST. Quoted prices must remain firm for 60 calendar days from offer receipt. NAICS 315210, PSC 8415.