J065--FY26: Pyxis Maintenance Support Bay Pines

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 8 Network Contracting Office has issued a Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source for Pyxis Maintenance Support services at Bay Pines. The VA intends to award a sole source contract to CareFusion Solutions, LLC for service agreement maintenance on Pyxis Medication & Supply Dispenser equipment. The contract will serve two facilities: the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center (Bay Pines VA) and the Malcom Randall VAMC (North Florida South Georgia VA). The anticipated contract period spans one year with one option year. CareFusion Solutions, LLC is positioned as the sole authorized service provider for this specialized medical equipment due to their unique expertise and factory training.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to conduct market research and identify potential small businesses capable of providing similar Pyxis equipment maintenance services, with particular emphasis on Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HUBZone, and other small business entities. Interested companies must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit their documentation by 3:00 pm EST on August 26, 2025, to paul.jarrett@va.gov. The contract scope includes full-service maintenance encompassing preventive maintenance, certification, and repair of Pyxis medication station equipment. The acquisition falls under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a size standard of $34,000,000. Despite the sole source intent, the VA is using this notice to explore whether qualified small businesses exist that could potentially compete for this specialized medical equipment maintenance requirement.