J065--Surgical Instrument Repair and Maintenance

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 8 seeks surgical instrument repair and maintenance services across three Florida VA locations, with quotes now due August 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM EDT (extended from August 6). This is a 100% Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside under NAICS 339112 with a 1,000-employee size standard.

Place of performance spans three facilities: Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center in Miami, Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach, and William "Bill" Kling VA Outpatient Clinic in Sunrise/Broward. The contract runs one base year from September 25, 2026, through September 24, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through September 24, 2031.

Required qualifications include HSPA or CBSPD certification for the prime contractor organization and ISO certification (which may be satisfied by a subcontractor). The contractor must complete 90% of repairs onsite the same day, conduct monthly on-site visits (four days each at Miami and West Palm Beach, one day at Broward), return offsite repairs within five business days, and service 12 to 13 trays per visit. All personnel must be certified in bloodborne pathogens and operating room protocols. Repair scope includes general, micro, orthopedic, endoscopic, cardiovascular, arthroscopic, dental, and specialty surgical instruments. The contractor must provide a web-based digital dashboard for scheduling, tray rotation management, and customized reporting, along with quality assurance documentation per VHA Directive 1116, magnified visual inspections, ultrasonic cleaning, and endoscope inspections of lumened instruments.

The current annual contract value is $61,200.00. Quoters must be verified in the SBA Small Business Search and registered with SAM at quote closure and award. Quotes must be valid 120 days from solicitation close and submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format via email to Contracting Officer W. Lance Bridger (william.bridger@va.gov). For SDVOSB set-asides, the prime contractor cannot pay more than 50% of the government-paid amount to non-certified firms.