Ellex Absolu Ultrasound Console

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 1, issued an Intent to Sole Source Special Notice on March 19, 2026, for the procurement of an Ellex Absolu Ultrasound Console system. The VA Boston Healthcare System's Brockton Campus intends to award a contract to SDVOSB Corp Medical Supply, LLC, for this critical medical equipment. This is not a competitive solicitation, and no solicitation package is available. The procurement falls under NAICS 334510 (Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing) and PSC 6515 (Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies). The procurement will be conducted under FAR Part 12 for Commercial Products and Services.

The objective of this notice is to inform interested parties of the VA's intent to award a sole-source contract for a replacement ultrasound console needed by the Optometry Section for monitoring intraocular tumors and retinal detachments in patients with poor media. The deadline for expressing interest is March 24, 2026, at 14:00 EST, and interested parties must contact VA Contract Specialist Pearl Wray at pearl.wray@va.gov. Any party believing they have the experience and capability to provide the equipment described in the Statement of Work may challenge this sole-source determination. The contract includes eight line items covering the Ellex Absolu Ultrasound Console, three specialized probes, a height-adjustable cart, DICOM software, clinical training, and installation services with delivery to the VA Boston Healthcare System warehouse in Brockton, Massachusetts. There are no specific eligibility criteria mentioned beyond the ability to provide all items described in the Statement of Work, though the incumbent contractor is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.