J065--Service: TheraStride Maintenance Base Plus Four Options

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 has published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for preventative maintenance services on the Thera Stride Power Step System. The solicitation, numbered 36C24825Q1140, falls under service code J065 for medical equipment maintenance and repair, with NAICS code 334510 for Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing. The contract will be managed by the VA Network Contracting Office located in Gainesville, Florida, with Contracting Officer Heidi Parrish serving as the primary point of contact. The procurement structure includes a base contract period plus four additional option periods. The agency intends to award this contract directly to Power NeuroRecovery as the sole source provider.

The contract's purpose is to provide specialized maintenance support for the Thera Stride System at the Human Motor Performance Laboratory within the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center in Gainesville, Florida. This unique medical rehabilitation system features proprietary software designed to support critical research involving patients with neurological conditions, including spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, stroke, and other neurological diseases, with specific applications in locomotion and neuroplasticity research. Interested parties who wish to challenge the sole source determination must submit evidence via email to Heidi Parrish by 4:30 PM Eastern Time on September 11, 2025. The VA anticipates awarding the contract on September 15, 2025, following the challenge period. Only contractors capable of providing maintenance services for this specialized electromedical equipment used in neurological rehabilitation research would be eligible to participate, though the agency has determined that Power NeuroRecovery is the only viable source for these services.