N065--Services - VISN 2 PROSTHETICS DME UPSTATE SERVICES BRIDGE Intent to Sole-Source

The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 (VISN 2) issued a notice of intent to sole-source award a temporary bridge contract to Apnea Care for prosthetics and durable medical equipment services, with a response deadline of September 29, 2026. This is not a competitive solicitation.

The contract, valued at $814,985, covers the VISN 2 Upstate Catchment Area and runs from October 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027. VISN 2 justified the sole-source award under FAR 6.302(c) (only one responsible source exists), determining that competition during the transition to a new long-term VANEC contract would be inefficient. Market research identified multiple potential contractors through SAM FPDS, ADDSUP, and DSBS searches by NAICS code 621610, but Apnea Care, the incumbent located at 156 Sonwil Drive, Buffalo, New York, is the sole source capable of providing uninterrupted service.

Required services include environmental assessment, storage, delivery, setup, repair, instruction-in-use, and pickup of government-purchased DME; installation of grab bars and air conditioners; and maintenance of feeding pumps. The contractor must maintain climate-controlled warehouse capacity across VISN 2's major zones. Equipment subject to delivery includes hospital beds, feeding pumps, patient lifts, mattresses, bathroom equipment, and ambulation devices. Pricing reasonableness will reflect the current contract with inflation adjustment. The Contracting Officer is Corey Swinton at Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York.