Drawtex Wound Dressing (766-25-1-400-0288)

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VA) is seeking quotations for 900 boxes of Drawtex 4"x4" wound dressings (MPN: 85138-3003-02) through a small business set-aside solicitation (RFQ 36C77025Q0116). The procurement is specifically for the VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) located in Charleston, SC, and requires vendors to submit comprehensive documentation including a completed pricing schedule, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) authorization, and a Buy American Act certificate if quoting a non-domestic product. Quotes are due by 4:00 PM CDT on April 28, 2025, with potential contract award on April 21, 2025. Evaluation criteria will focus on technical capability, past performance, delivery requirements, and pricing through a comparative assessment process. Vendors must ensure products are shippable via USPS, maintain at least 12 months of remaining expiration date, and include child-proof packaging for smaller quantities.

The solicitation is exclusively set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 325413 with a size standard of 1,250 employees. The wound dressings are manufactured by Urgo Medical in South Africa, with a local stock number of 85138-3003-02, and market research confirmed no alternative domestic sources exist. Quotes must be submitted electronically to Jennifer.Knight@va.gov, with specific requirements including bar-coded labeling conforming to GS1-128 or HIBCC standards and FDA therapeutic equivalence code "A" products. The procurement will be a firm-fixed-price contract for delivery to the VA CMOP facility in Ladson, SC 29456. While multiple small business distributors were identified, no domestic small business manufacturers were found for this specific medical surgical item, which influenced the procurement strategy.