J065--VISN 12 Medrad-Bayer CT Contrast Media Injector Maintenance

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration VISN 12 is seeking a full-service maintenance contract for Medrad-Bayer Contrast Injectors across nine VA facilities in the Great Lakes region. The solicitation (RFQ 36C25225Q0124) requires a contractor capable of providing comprehensive maintenance services for 45 medical contrast injection systems, including preventive and corrective maintenance, cleaning, software diagnostics, calibration, and parts replacement. Contractors must be licensed to use Medrad-Bayer's proprietary calibration technology and meet a mandatory 97% uptime requirement per quarter for each system. The contract includes a base year from 2/1/2025-1/31/2026 with four additional one-year option periods extending through 1/31/2030. Key deadlines include January 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM for submission of questions, and January 20, 2025, at 10:00 AM CST for quote submissions, with contractors required to respond to service calls within 8 hours or by the next business day during normal operating hours.

The solicitation is not set aside for any specific small business category and falls under NAICS code 811210 (Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance) with a size standard of $34 million. The contract will cover facilities in major VA medical centers located in Chicago, Danville, Green Bay, Hines, Iron Mountain, Madison, Milwaukee, North Chicago, and Tomah, spanning facilities across Illinois, Wisconsin, and surrounding states. Service requirements mandate that the contractor provide on-site maintenance and emergency response capabilities to ensure continuous operation of critical medical diagnostic equipment. While specific award value is not explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of the maintenance contract and the number of facilities suggest a potentially significant contract value. The geographic spread and technical complexity of the maintenance requirements indicate this is a specialized contract targeting vendors with specific medical equipment technical expertise and regional service capabilities.